Pretzels is a food item in Project Zomboid. A whole one changes hunger by -5 and gives 80 calories. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Food Food & water
A whole one changes hunger by -5 and gives 80 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.Pretzel | Food |
Pretzels is on 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cafeteria Snacks | Cafeteria (display case, grocer display); Cafeteria kitchen (display case, grocer display) | 8.3% | 4 |
| Juice Stand Snacks | Juice stand (cupboard) | 5.1% | 4 |
| Theatre Snacks | Arena kitchen (cupboard); Theatre kitchen (cupboard) | 5.1% | 4 |
| Bar Counter Misc | Bar (cupboard); Twiggy's bar counter (cupboard) | 5.0% | 4 |
| Bar Counter Liquor | Bar (cupboard); Twiggy's bar counter (cupboard); Dining (cupboard); and 2 more places | 3.9% | 4 |
| Store Shelf Snacks | Band kitchen (cupboard); Cafeteria (shelves); Convenience store (shelves); and 6 more places | 3.8% | 4 |
| Bar Counter Weapon | Bar (cupboard); Twiggy's bar counter (cupboard) | 1.9% | 4 |
| Safehouse Food | Survivor safehouse (early) (cupboard) | 0.91% | 4 |
It is on 2 more tables with smaller shares.
Inside bags and cases: Lunchbag, Lunchbox, Garbage Bag.
Town by town: loot locations.
Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):
It weighs 0.1 in Build 42.
Base.Pretzel.
80 calories, and it changes hunger by -5.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.