Mutton Chop is a food item in Project Zomboid. A whole one changes hunger by -30 and gives 234 calories. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Food Food & water
A whole one changes hunger by -30 and gives 234 calories. It stays fresh for 2 days and rots after 4. It weighs 0.3.
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.MuttonChop | Food |
Mutton Chop is on 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ Charcoal Rich | Any building (barbecue) | 11% | 4 |
| BBQ Propane Rich | Any building (barbecue) | 11% | 2 |
| Butcher Chops | Barbecue Store (display case); Barbecue store (second list) (display case); Butcher (display case); and 6 more places | 8.2% | 4 |
| 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 |
| Butcher Freezer | Butcher (freezer, fridge); Butchery (freezer, fridge); Knox butcher (freezer, fridge) | 3.1% | 4 |
| Freezer Garage | Garage storage (freezer) | 2.8% | 2 |
It is on 8 more tables with smaller shares.
Inside bags and cases: Garbage Bag, Plastic Bag.
Town by town: loot locations.
Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):
It weighs 0.3 in Build 42.
Base.MuttonChop.
234 calories, and it changes hunger by -30.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.