Pickle is a food item in Project Zomboid. A whole one changes hunger by -6 and gives 5 calories. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Food Food & water
A whole one changes hunger by -6 and gives 5 calories. 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.Pickles | Food |
Pickle 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 table | Where that table is used | Share | Rolls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fridge Trailer Park | Any building (fridge); Living room (fridge) | 6.0% | 1 |
| Burger Kitchen Fridge | Burger kitchen (fridge) | 5.1% | 4 |
| Fridge Generic | Any building (fridge); Living room (fridge) | 3.8% | 2 |
| Fridge Hoarder | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 3.1% | 4 |
| Fridge Rich | Any building (fridge); Living room (fridge) | 2.8% | 3 |
| Bar Counter Misc | Bar (cupboard); Twiggy's bar counter (cupboard) | 2.5% | 4 |
| Bar Counter Liquor | Bar (cupboard); Twiggy's bar counter (cupboard); Dining (cupboard); and 2 more places | 1.9% | 4 |
| Bar Counter Weapon | Bar (cupboard); Twiggy's bar counter (cupboard) | 0.94% | 4 |
It is on 1 more table with smaller shares.
Inside bags and cases: Plastic Bag, Garbage Bag.
Town by town: loot locations.
It weighs 0.1 in Build 42.
Base.Pickles.
5 calories, and it changes hunger by -6.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.