Spinach at a glance

Food Food & water
A whole one changes hunger by -5 and gives 24 calories. It stays fresh for 4 days and rots after 6. It weighs 0.1.
Spinach is a food item in Project Zomboid. A whole one changes hunger by -5 and gives 24 calories. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.

Food Food & water
A whole one changes hunger by -5 and gives 24 calories. It stays fresh for 4 days and rots after 6. 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.Spinach | Food |
Spinach is on 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grocery Stand Vegetables 4 | GigaMart (grocer display); Grocers (grocer display); Grocery (grocer display) | 20% | 4 |
| Restaurant Kitchen Fridge | Restaurant (fridge); Restaurant kitchen fancy (fridge) | 1.1% | 4 |
Inside bags and cases: Garbage Bag.
Town by town: loot locations.
It weighs 0.1 in Build 42.
Base.Spinach.
24 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.