Licorice is a food item in Project Zomboid. A whole one changes hunger by -2 and gives 22 calories. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Food Food & water
A whole one changes hunger by -2 and gives 22 calories. 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.LicoriceBlack | Food |
Base.LicoriceRed | Food |
2 versions share the name Licorice, usually different colours, sizes or states.
Licorice 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Candy Store Snacks | Candy storage (box, cupboard); Candy store (box, cupboard, display case, …) | 4.3% | 4 |
| Theatre Snacks | Arena kitchen (cupboard); Theatre kitchen (cupboard) | 3.8% | 4 |
| Gigamart Candy | General Store (box, crate, shelves); GigaMart (shelves); Grocers (shelves); and 1 more place | 3.7% | 4 |
| Store Shelf Snacks | Band kitchen (cupboard); Cafeteria (shelves); Convenience store (shelves); and 6 more places | 1.9% | 4 |
| Grocery Storage Crate 1 | Cafeteria kitchen (box, crate, shelves); Grocers (box, crate, shelves); Grocery (box, crate, shelves); and 1 more place | 1.2% | 4 |
| Store Shelf Combo | Art Store (shelves); Bookstore (shelves); Butcher (shelves); and 26 more places | 1.1% | 3 |
| Gas Storage Combo | Convenience store (box, shelves); Corner Store (box, crate); Corner store storage (box, shelves); and 4 more places | 1.1% | 4 |
| Safehouse Food | Survivor safehouse (early) (cupboard) | 0.46% | 4 |
On zombies: zombies in these outfits can carry it: Bandit Late, Bandit Mid, Bandit Early, Bandit, Private Militia.
Inside bags and cases: Duffel Bag, Halloween Candy Bucket, Plastic Bag, Garbage Bag.
Town by town: loot locations.
It weighs 0.1 in Build 42.
Base.LicoriceBlack, Base.LicoriceRed (variants share the name).
22 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.