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Cola at a glance
Food Food & water
It holds 0.3. It weighs 0.3.
Weight0.3
Capacity0.3
Cola
Cola is a food item in Project Zomboid. It holds 0.3. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
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What it is and how to use it
Food in Build 42 has a hunger value, calories and a shelf life. Fresh food goes stale and then rotten, so eat perishables first and keep tins and dry goods for later. Cooking raises the value of many ingredients.
More: Cooking guide · Food list.
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Item ID and variants
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.Pop2 | Food |
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Where it spawns: the loot tables
Cola is on 29 loot tables in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.
| Loot table | Where that table is used | Share | Rolls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crate Soda Cans | Soda Truck (all); Movie Theatre (box); Theatre kitchen (shelves); and 1 more place | 33% | 4 |
| Fridge Soda | Candy store (fridge); Convenience store (fridge); Corner Store (fridge); and 18 more places | 21% | 4 |
| Gigamart Bottles | General Store (shelves); GigaMart (shelves); Grocers (shelves); and 1 more place | 20% | 4 |
| Hotdog Stand Drinks | Hotdog stand (cupboard) | 19% | 4 |
| Store Shelf Drinks | Cafeteria (shelves); Convenience store (grocer display, shelves); Corner Store (grocer display, shelves); and 5 more places | 16% | 4 |
| Kitchen Bottles | House kitchen (cupboard, shelves); Kitchen (cupboard, shelves); Living room (cupboard) | 12% | 2 |
| Fridge Garage | Garage storage (fridge) | 8.3% | 2 |
| Derelict House Junk | Derelict (other); Derelict steel factory (other) | 6.2% | 1 |
It is on 21 more tables with smaller shares.
On zombies: zombies in these outfits can carry it: Bandit Late, Bandit Mid, Tourist, Bandit Early, Bandit, Private Militia.
Inside bags and cases: Cooler, Plastic Bag, Picnic Basket, Halloween Candy Bucket and more.
Town by town: loot locations.
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Recipes: how to make it and what it makes
What it is used for
Used up as an ingredient in 1 recipe: Make Can Pipe.
Needed as a tool in 1 recipe (it is not used up): Open Beverage Can.
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Similar items
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Quick answers
How much does the Cola weigh in Project Zomboid?
It weighs 0.3 in Build 42.
What is the item ID for Cola?
Base.Pop2.
How much can the Cola hold?
Capacity 0.3.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.