Jalapeno is a food item in Project Zomboid. A whole one changes hunger by -2 and gives 15 calories. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Food Food & water
A whole one changes hunger by -2 and gives 15 calories. It stays fresh for 5 days and rots after 8. 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.PepperJalapeno | Food |
Jalapeno is on 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grocery Stand Vegetables 3 | GigaMart (grocer display); Grocers (grocer display); Grocery (grocer display) | 20% | 4 |
| Pizza Kitchen Fridge | Pizza Restaurant (fridge) | 4.9% | 4 |
| Western Kitchen Fridge | Western kitchen (fridge) | 2.4% | 4 |
| Mexican Kitchen Fridge | Mexican Restaurant (fridge); Taco kitchen (fridge) | 2.4% | 4 |
| Fridge Rich | Any building (fridge); Living room (fridge) | 0.56% | 3 |
| Restaurant Kitchen Fridge | Restaurant (fridge); Restaurant kitchen fancy (fridge) | 0.53% | 4 |
| Fridge Generic | Any building (fridge); Living room (fridge) | 0.47% | 2 |
| Fridge Hoarder | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 0.31% | 4 |
Inside bags and cases: Plastic Bag, Garbage Bag.
Town by town: loot locations.
Used up as an ingredient in 3 recipes: Collect Seeds, Dry Jalapenos, Make Guacamole.
Used in 2 recipes (as an ingredient or tool):
Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):
Counts as: any hideuncooked.
It weighs 0.1 in Build 42.
Base.PepperJalapeno.
15 calories, and it changes hunger by -2.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.