Soy Sauce is a food item in Project Zomboid. A whole one changes hunger by -10 and gives 20 calories. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Food Food & water
A whole one changes hunger by -10 and gives 20 calories. It changes thirst by 40. 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.Soysauce | Food |
Soy Sauce is on 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crate Soysauce | Chinese kitchen (crate, shelves) | 100% | 4 |
| Sushi Kitchen Sauce | Sushi kitchen (cupboard) | 29% | 4 |
| Chinese Kitchen Sauce | Chinese kitchen (cupboard) | 28% | 4 |
| Jerky Factory Spices | Jerky factory (shelves); Jerky shipping (shelves) | 11% | 4 |
| Chinese Kitchen Butcher | Chinese kitchen (cupboard) | 5.7% | 4 |
| Gigamart Sauce | General Store (box, crate, shelves); GigaMart (shelves); Grocers (shelves); and 1 more place | 4.8% | 4 |
| Sushi Kitchen Fridge | Sushi kitchen (fridge) | 4.3% | 4 |
| Sushi Kitchen Butcher | Sushi kitchen (cupboard) | 4.2% | 4 |
It is on 7 more tables with smaller shares.
Inside bags and cases: Plastic Bag, Garbage Bag.
Town by town: loot locations.
It weighs 0.2 in Build 42.
Base.Soysauce.
20 calories, and it changes hunger by -10.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.