Fried Chicken is a food item in Project Zomboid. A whole one changes hunger by -15 and gives 260 calories. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Food Food & water
A whole one changes hunger by -15 and gives 260 calories. It stays fresh for 2 days and rots after 4. 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.ChickenFried | Food |
Fried Chicken is on 6 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 Chicken Fried | Restaurant (display); Restaurant dining (display); Restaurant kitchen fancy (display) | 100% | 4 |
| Bin Jays | Jay's Chicken dining room (garbage); Jay's Chicken kitchen (garbage) | 14% | 4 |
| University Fridge | Living room (fridge) | 4.5% | 4 |
| Band Practice Fridge | Band kitchen (fridge) | 3.1% | 4 |
| Safehouse Fridge Mid | Survivor safehouse (mid game) (fridge) | 1.9% | 4 |
| Safehouse Fridge | Survivor safehouse (early) (fridge) | 1.4% | 4 |
Inside bags and cases: Takeout Container, Paper Bag, Garbage Bag.
Town by town: loot locations.
Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):
It weighs 0.1 in Build 42.
Base.ChickenFried.
260 calories, and it changes hunger by -15.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.