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Pack of Hamburger Buns

Pack of Hamburger Buns is a food item in Project Zomboid. A whole one changes hunger by 0 and gives 708 calories. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.

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Pack of Hamburger Buns at a glance

Pack of Hamburger Buns icon

Food Food & water

A whole one changes hunger by 0 and gives 708 calories. It stays fresh for 3 days and rots after 6. It weighs 0.4.

Weight0.4
Calories708
Fresh for (days)3
Rotten after (days)6
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What it is and how to use it

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.

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Item ID and variants

Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.

Item IDGame category
Base.BunsHamburgerFood
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Where it spawns: the loot tables

Pack of Hamburger Buns is on 9 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 tableWhere that table is usedShareRolls
Crate Buns BurgerArena kitchen (box, cupboard, crate, …); Burger kitchen (box, crate, shelves); Diner kitchen (crate); and 2 more places100%4
Gigamart BBQGigaMart (shelves); Grocers (shelves); Grocery (shelves)14%4
Bakery BreadAny building (display case); Bakery (display case, grocer display, display); Bakery kitchen (display case); and 5 more places11%4
Store Shelf BBQSpecial spawn (vehicles, events or zombies)9.5%4
Freezer Trailer ParkHouse kitchen (freezer); Kitchen (freezer); Living room (freezer)2.8%1
Freezer GenericHouse kitchen (freezer); Kitchen (freezer); Living room (freezer)2.3%2
Freezer HoarderSpecial spawn (vehicles, events or zombies)2.0%2
Freezer RichHouse kitchen (freezer); Kitchen (freezer); Living room (freezer)1.7%3

It is on 1 more table with smaller shares.

Inside bags and cases: Garbage Bag.

Town by town: loot locations.

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Quick answers

How much does the Pack of Hamburger Buns weigh in Project Zomboid?

It weighs 0.4 in Build 42.

What is the item ID for Pack of Hamburger Buns?

Base.BunsHamburger.

How many calories are in Pack of Hamburger Buns?

708 calories, and it changes hunger by 0.

Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.