Cornbread at a glance

Food Food & water
A whole one changes hunger by -10 and gives 300 calories. It stays fresh for 3 days and rots after 5. It weighs 0.1.
Cornbread is a food item in Project Zomboid. A whole one changes hunger by -10 and gives 300 calories. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.

Food Food & water
A whole one changes hunger by -10 and gives 300 calories. It stays fresh for 3 days and rots after 5. It weighs 0.1.
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.
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.Cornbread | Food |
Cornbread is on 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serving Tray Cornbread | Restaurant (display); Jay's Chicken kitchen (display) | 100% | 4 |
| Western Kitchen Baking | Western kitchen (cupboard) | 6.1% | 4 |
| Bin Jays | Jay's Chicken dining room (garbage); Jay's Chicken kitchen (garbage) | 1.6% | 4 |
| Safehouse Fridge | Survivor safehouse (early) (fridge) | 0.72% | 4 |
Inside bags and cases: Paper Bag, Garbage Bag.
Town by town: loot locations.
It weighs 0.1 in Build 42.
Base.Cornbread.
300 calories, and it changes hunger by -10.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.