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Egg Carton at a glance
Food Food & water
It weighs 1.
Weight1
Egg Carton
Egg Carton is a food item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 1. 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.EggCarton | Food |
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Where it spawns: the loot tables
Egg Carton is on 21 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 Eggs | Egg storage (crate, fridge, shelves) | 100% | 4 |
| Fridge Farm Storage | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 23% | 2 |
| Fridge Other | Convenience store (fridge); Corner Store (fridge); Fossoil gas station (fridge); and 7 more places | 15% | 2 |
| Fish Chips Kitchen Fridge | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 10% | 4 |
| Jays Kitchen Fridge | Jay's Chicken kitchen (fridge) | 10% | 4 |
| Catfish Kitchen Fridge | Catfish kitchen (fridge) | 9.1% | 4 |
| Deep Fry Kitchen Fridge | Restaurant (fridge) | 8.7% | 4 |
| Chinese Kitchen Fridge | Chinese kitchen (fridge) | 7.4% | 4 |
It is on 13 more tables with smaller shares.
Inside bags and cases: Plastic Bag.
Town by town: loot locations.
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Recipes: how to make it and what it makes
How to make it
| Recipe | Ingredients (used up) | Tools (kept) | Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Put Eggs in Carton On any surface | 12 × Egg | None | No skill needed |
What it is used for
Used up as an ingredient in 1 recipe: Open Egg Carton.
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Crafting and loot tables
Made with:
Used in 1 recipe (as an ingredient or tool):
Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):
- Fridge Farm Storage (weight 50)
- Crate Eggs (weight 50)
- Fridge Other (weight 20)
- Fridge Farm Storage (weight 20)
- Crate Eggs (weight 20)
- Crate Eggs (weight 20)
- Catfish Kitchen Fridge (weight 10)
- Fridge Other (weight 10)
- Crate Eggs (weight 10)
- Bakery Kitchen Fridge (weight 8)
- Jays Kitchen Fridge (weight 8)
- Chinese Kitchen Fridge (weight 8)
- Fish Chips Kitchen Fridge (weight 8)
- Fridge Hoarder (weight 8)
- Diner Kitchen Fridge (weight 4)
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Similar items
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Quick answers
How much does the Egg Carton weigh in Project Zomboid?
It weighs 1 in Build 42.
What is the item ID for Egg Carton?
Base.EggCarton.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.