Salsa is a food item in Project Zomboid. A whole one changes hunger by -16 and gives 140 calories. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Food Food & water
A whole one changes hunger by -16 and gives 140 calories. It stays fresh for 60 days and rots after 75. It weighs 0.2.
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.Dip_Salsa | Food |
Salsa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arena Kitchen Sauce | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 17% | 4 |
| Mexican Kitchen Sauce | Mexican Restaurant (cupboard); Taco kitchen (cupboard) | 8.0% | 4 |
| Hotdog Stand Toppings | Hotdog stand (cupboard) | 6.4% | 4 |
| Gigamart Sauce | General Store (box, crate, shelves); GigaMart (shelves); Grocers (shelves); and 1 more place | 4.8% | 4 |
| Safehouse Fridge | Survivor safehouse (early) (fridge) | 1.4% | 4 |
| Fridge Hoarder | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 0.62% | 4 |
| Fridge Rich | Any building (fridge); Living room (fridge) | 0.56% | 3 |
| Restaurant Kitchen Fridge | Restaurant (fridge); Restaurant kitchen fancy (fridge) | 0.53% | 4 |
It is on 3 more tables with smaller shares.
Inside bags and cases: Garbage Bag.
Town by town: loot locations.
It weighs 0.2 in Build 42.
Base.Dip_Salsa.
140 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.