Lemon is a food item in Project Zomboid. A whole one changes hunger by -10 and gives 17 calories. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Food Food & water
A whole one changes hunger by -10 and gives 17 calories. It changes thirst by -5. It stays fresh for 7 days and rots after 9. 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.Lemon | Food |
Lemon is on 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juice Stand Fridge | Juice stand (fridge) | 45% | 4 |
| Grocery Stand Fruits 3 | GigaMart (grocer display); Grocers (grocer display); Grocery (grocer display); and 3 more places | 23% | 4 |
| Seafood Kitchen Fridge | Seafood Restaurant (fridge) | 16% | 4 |
| Mexican Kitchen Fridge | Mexican Restaurant (fridge); Taco kitchen (fridge) | 4.8% | 4 |
| Crepe Kitchen Fridge | Crepe kitchen (fridge) | 3.1% | 4 |
| Store Kitchen Sauce | Cafeteria kitchen (cupboard); Diner kitchen (cupboard); Dinner kitchen (cupboard); and 2 more places | 2.7% | 4 |
| Bakery Kitchen Fridge | Bakery (fridge); Bakery kitchen (fridge); Donut kitchen (fridge); and 1 more place | 2.2% | 4 |
| Italian Kitchen Fridge | Italian kitchen (fridge) | 1.9% | 4 |
It is on 5 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.Lemon.
17 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.