Packaged Corn is a food item in Project Zomboid. A whole one changes hunger by -20 and gives 396 calories. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Food Food & water
A whole one changes hunger by -20 and gives 396 calories. It changes thirst by -5. It stays fresh for 3 days and rots after 5. It weighs 0.6.
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.CornFrozen | Food |
Packaged Corn is on 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freezer Frozen Food | GigaMart (freezer); Grocers (freezer); Grocery (freezer); and 1 more place | 14% | 2 |
| Cafeteria Kitchen Freezer | Cafeteria (freezer); Cafeteria kitchen (freezer) | 11% | 4 |
| Diner Kitchen Freezer | Diner counter (freezer); Diner kitchen (freezer); Dinner kitchen (freezer) | 11% | 4 |
| Restaurant Kitchen Freezer | Restaurant (freezer); Restaurant kitchen fancy (freezer) | 7.2% | 4 |
| Freezer Garage | Garage storage (freezer) | 5.6% | 2 |
| Freezer Hoarder | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 5.1% | 2 |
| Freezer Generic | House kitchen (freezer); Kitchen (freezer); Living room (freezer) | 4.7% | 2 |
| Freezer Rich | House kitchen (freezer); Kitchen (freezer); Living room (freezer) | 4.3% | 3 |
It is on 3 more tables with smaller shares.
Inside bags and cases: Garbage Bag.
Town by town: loot locations.
It weighs 0.6 in Build 42.
Base.CornFrozen.
396 calories, and it changes hunger by -20.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.