Pancakes is a food item in Project Zomboid. A whole one changes hunger by -16 and gives 210 calories. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Food Food & water
A whole one changes hunger by -16 and gives 210 calories. It stays fresh for 3 days and rots after 5. 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.Pancakes | Food |
Base.PancakesCraft | Food |
Base.PancakesRecipe | Food |
3 versions share the name Pancakes, usually different colours, sizes or states.
Pancakes is on 3 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 Pancakes | Dining (display); Crepe kitchen (display) | 100% | 4 |
| Bin Crepe | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 7.5% | 4 |
| Safehouse Fridge | Survivor safehouse (early) (fridge) | 0.72% | 4 |
Inside bags and cases: Garbage Bag.
Town by town: loot locations.
| Recipe | Ingredients (used up) | Tools (kept) | Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prepare Pancakes On any surface | 0.3 L of water; Pancake Mix | any mixing utensil; Bowl or Bowl | No skill needed |
| Pancakes | Pancakes | None | No skill needed |
Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):
Counts as: any alreadycooked, any hidecooked.
It weighs 0.3 in Build 42.
Base.Pancakes, Base.PancakesCraft, Base.PancakesRecipe (variants share the name).
210 calories, and it changes hunger by -16.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.