Mussels is a food item in Project Zomboid. A whole one changes hunger by -5 and gives 15 calories. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Food Food & water
A whole one changes hunger by -5 and gives 15 calories. It stays fresh for 2 days and rots after 4. 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.Mussels | Food |
Mussels is on 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serving Tray Mussels | VIP lounge (display) | 100% | 4 |
| Butcher Fish | Barbecue Store (display case); Barbecue store (second list) (display case); Butcher (display case); and 7 more places | 10% | 4 |
| BBQ Charcoal Rich | Any building (barbecue) | 7.0% | 4 |
| BBQ Propane Rich | Any building (barbecue) | 7.0% | 2 |
| Stove Generic | House kitchen (oven); Kitchen (oven) | 6.6% | 2 |
| Stove Classy | House kitchen (oven); Kitchen (oven) | 6.2% | 3 |
| Safehouse Stove | Survivor safehouse (early) (oven) | 4.9% | 4 |
| Restaurant Kitchen Freezer | Restaurant (freezer); Restaurant kitchen fancy (freezer) | 1.8% | 4 |
It is on 7 more tables with smaller shares.
Inside bags and cases: Cooler, Garbage Bag.
Town by town: loot locations.
It weighs 0.1 in Build 42.
Base.Mussels.
15 calories, and it changes hunger by -5.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.