Fried Onion Rings is a food item in Project Zomboid. A whole one changes hunger by -10 and gives 200 calories. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Food Food & water
A whole one changes hunger by -10 and gives 200 calories. It stays fresh for 4 days and rots after 7. 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.FriedOnionRings | Food |
Base.FriedOnionRingsCraft | Food |
2 versions share the name Fried Onion Rings, usually different colours, sizes or states.
Fried Onion Rings 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 Onion Rings | Burger kitchen (display); Cafeteria (display); Cafeteria kitchen (display); and 5 more places | 100% | 4 |
| University Fridge | Living room (fridge) | 9.1% | 4 |
| Band Practice Fridge | Band kitchen (fridge) | 6.2% | 4 |
| Bin Spiffos | Spiffo's dining room (garbage); Spiffo's kitchen (garbage) | 1.7% | 4 |
| Safehouse Fridge | Survivor safehouse (early) (fridge) | 1.4% | 4 |
| Safehouse Fridge Mid | Survivor safehouse (mid game) (fridge) | 0.93% | 4 |
Inside bags and cases: Takeout Container, Paper Bag, Garbage Bag.
Town by town: loot locations.
| Recipe | Ingredients (used up) | Tools (kept) | Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prepare 2 Breaded Onion Rings On any surface | Onion; 2 × Baking Soda; any flour | any sharp knife or any meat cleaver; any mixing utensil; Bowl or Bowl | No skill needed. Read: Delicious Meals - June 1993 or reach Cooking 6 |
Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):
It weighs 0.1 in Build 42.
Base.FriedOnionRings, Base.FriedOnionRingsCraft (variants share the name).
200 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.