Ketchup is a food item in Project Zomboid. A whole one changes hunger by -20 and gives 1480 calories. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Food Food & water
A whole one changes hunger by -20 and gives 1480 calories. It weighs 0.2.
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.Ketchup | Food |
Ketchup is on 22 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 Condiments | Arena kitchen (box, crate, shelves); Burger kitchen (box, crate, shelves); Restaurant (shelves); and 4 more places | 37% | 4 |
| Fish Chips Kitchen Sauce | Catfish kitchen (cupboard); Restaurant (cupboard); Fish 'N' Chips Restaurant (cupboard) | 30% | 4 |
| Arena Kitchen Sauce | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 17% | 4 |
| Burger Kitchen Sauce | Arena kitchen (cupboard); Burger kitchen (cupboard); Restaurant (cupboard) | 17% | 4 |
| Spiffos Kitchen Sauce | Spiffo's kitchen (cupboard) | 12% | 4 |
| Seafood Kitchen Sauce | Seafood Restaurant (cupboard) | 7.3% | 4 |
| Hotdog Stand Toppings | Hotdog stand (cupboard) | 6.4% | 4 |
| Gigamart Sauce | General Store (box, crate, shelves); GigaMart (shelves); Grocers (shelves); and 1 more place | 6.1% | 4 |
It is on 14 more tables with smaller shares.
Inside bags and cases: Plastic Bag, Garbage Bag.
Town by town: loot locations.
It weighs 0.2 in Build 42.
Base.Ketchup.
1480 calories, and it changes hunger by -20.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.