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Dented Unlabeled Can of Food at a glance
Food Food & water
It weighs 0.8.
Weight0.8
Dented Unlabeled Can of Food
Dented Unlabeled Can of Food is a food item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 0.8. 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.DentedCan | Food |
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Where it spawns: the loot tables
Dented Unlabeled Can of Food is on 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoarder Kitchen Food | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 18% | 4 |
| Crate Humanitarian | Any building (military crate) | 5.6% | 4 |
| Army Bunker Kitchen | Old army (cupboard) | 5.5% | 4 |
| Crate Canned Food Spoiled | Garage storage (box) | 5.3% | 4 |
| Safehouse Food Mid | Survivor safehouse (mid game) (cupboard) | 3.2% | 4 |
| Safehouse Food Late | Survivor safehouse (late game) (cupboard) | 2.2% | 4 |
| Safehouse Bin | Survivor safehouse (early) (garbage) | 1.7% | 4 |
| Crate Canned Food | Garage storage (box); House kitchen (box, crate); Kitchen (box, crate) | 1.00% | 4 |
It is on 3 more tables with smaller shares.
On zombies: zombies in these outfits can carry it: Bandit Late, Bandit Mid, Bandit Early, Bandit, Private Militia.
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 3 recipes: Open Dented Unlabeled Can, Open Dented Unlabeled Can with Blade, Pack 6 Cans of Food in Box.
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Crafting and loot tables
Made with:
Used in 3 recipes (as an ingredient or tool):
Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):
- Hoarder Kitchen Food (weight 20)
- Hoarder Kitchen Food (weight 10)
- Safehouse Food Late (weight 8)
- Safehouse Food Mid (weight 8)
- Safehouse Bin (weight 4)
- Crate Canned Food Spoiled (weight 4)
- Safehouse Bin Late (weight 4)
- Safehouse Bin Mid (weight 4)
- Safehouse Food (weight 4)
- Army Bunker Kitchen (weight 2)
- Crate Humanitarian (weight 2)
- Crate Canned Food (weight 1)
Counts as: any hasmetal.
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Similar items
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Quick answers
How much does the Dented Unlabeled Can of Food weigh in Project Zomboid?
It weighs 0.8 in Build 42.
What is the item ID for Dented Unlabeled Can of Food?
Base.DentedCan.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.