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Processed Cheese

Cheese slices: hunger -5 and 70 calories, fresh for 6 days. Where to find it and how to use it below. Updated for Build 42.21, November 2026.

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Processed Cheese at a glance

Processed Cheese icon

Dairy Food & water

Cheese slices: hunger -5 and 70 calories, fresh for 6 days.

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Where to find it

Fridges in houses and shops.

Town by town: loot locations.

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How to use it

Eat it within the week; it rots after 10 days.

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Nutrition and shelf life

A whole Processed Cheese changes hunger by -5 and gives 70 calories.

StatValue
TypeDairy
Hunger-5
Calories70
Fresh for6 days
Rotten after10 days

Compare it with everything else on the food list, and see cooking for recipes.

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Where it spawns: the loot tables

Processed Cheese is on 14 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
Fridge OtherConvenience store (fridge); Corner Store (fridge); Fossoil gas station (fridge); and 7 more places15%2
Spiffos Kitchen FridgeSpiffo's kitchen (fridge); Spiffo's storage (fridge)12%4
Burger Kitchen FridgeBurger kitchen (fridge)10%4
Cafeteria Kitchen FridgeCafeteria (fridge); Cafeteria kitchen (fridge)8.3%4
Diner Kitchen FridgeDiner counter (fridge); Diner kitchen (fridge); Dinner kitchen (fridge)8.2%4
Fridge Trailer ParkAny building (fridge); Living room (fridge)6.0%1
Fridge Break RoomBreak room (fridge); Daycare (fridge)5.1%2
Hotdog Stand ToppingsHotdog stand (cupboard)4.8%4

It is on 6 more tables with smaller shares.

Inside bags and cases: Plastic Bag, Garbage Bag.

Town by town: loot locations.

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Quick answers

Where do you find the Processed Cheese in Project Zomboid?

Fridges in houses and shops.

What is the Processed Cheese used for?

Cheese slices: hunger -5 and 70 calories, fresh for 6 days. Eat it within the week; it rots after 10 days.

How many calories are in Processed Cheese in Project Zomboid?

Processed Cheese has 70 calories and changes hunger by -5.

Does Processed Cheese go off?

Fresh for: 6 days. Rotten after: 10 days.

Item data from the ProjectZom item database, with stats from the Build 42 game data as published by pzfans.com and pindrop.gg.