Macaroni is a food item in Project Zomboid. A whole one changes hunger by -60 and gives 3360 calories. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Food Food & water
A whole one changes hunger by -60 and gives 3360 calories. It changes thirst by 60. It weighs 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.Macaroni | Food |
Macaroni is on 4 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 Macaroni | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 100% | 4 |
| Gigamart Dry Goods | General Store (shelves); General store storage (box, crate); GigaMart (shelves); and 2 more places | 6.9% | 4 |
| Kitchen Dry Food | Survivor cache 1 (cupboard); Survivor cache 2 (cupboard); Survivor cache (big building) (cupboard); and 3 more places | 1.1% | 2 |
| Grocery Storage Crate 1 | Cafeteria kitchen (box, crate, shelves); Grocers (box, crate, shelves); Grocery (box, crate, shelves); and 1 more place | 0.60% | 4 |
Inside bags and cases: Garbage Bag.
Town by town: loot locations.
| Recipe | Ingredients (used up) | Tools (kept) | Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Mac and Cheese In hand | Mac and Cheese | None | No skill needed |
Used up as an ingredient in 2 recipes: Put Pasta in Cooking Pot, Put Pasta in Saucepan.
It weighs 2 in Build 42.
Base.Macaroni.
3360 calories, and it changes hunger by -60.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.