Sunflower Seeds is a food item in Project Zomboid. A whole one changes hunger by -5 and gives 355 calories. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Food Food & water
A whole one changes hunger by -5 and gives 355 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.SunflowerSeeds | Food |
Sunflower Seeds is on 13 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 Sunflower Seeds | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 100% | 4 |
| Gigamart Crisps | General Store (box, crate, shelves); GigaMart (shelves); Grocers (shelves); and 1 more place | 5.9% | 4 |
| Juice Stand Snacks | Juice stand (cupboard) | 5.1% | 4 |
| Store Shelf Snacks | Band kitchen (cupboard); Cafeteria (shelves); Convenience store (shelves); and 6 more places | 3.8% | 4 |
| Store Shelf Combo | Art Store (shelves); Bookstore (shelves); Butcher (shelves); and 26 more places | 2.3% | 3 |
| Gas Storage Combo | Convenience store (box, shelves); Corner Store (box, crate); Corner store storage (box, shelves); and 4 more places | 2.1% | 4 |
| Grocery Storage Crate 1 | Cafeteria kitchen (box, crate, shelves); Grocers (box, crate, shelves); Grocery (box, crate, shelves); and 1 more place | 1.2% | 4 |
| Camping Lockers | Camp worker dorm (locker) | 0.99% | 4 |
It is on 5 more tables with smaller shares.
On zombies: zombies in these outfits can carry it: Tourist, Bandit Late, Bandit Mid, Bandit Early, Bandit, Private Militia.
Inside bags and cases: Fanny Pack, Big Hiking Backpack, Hiking Backpack and more.
Town by town: loot locations.
| Recipe | Ingredients (used up) | Tools (kept) | Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collect Sunflower Seeds In hand | Sunflower Head (Dried) | None | No skill needed |
Used up as an ingredient in 2 recipes: Mill Sunflower Seeds, Put 5 Seeds in Packet.
Made with:
Used in 2 recipes (as an ingredient or tool):
Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):
Counts as: any isseed.
It weighs 0.1 in Build 42.
Base.SunflowerSeeds.
355 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.