Tortilla Chips is a food item in Project Zomboid. A whole one changes hunger by -15 and gives 420 calories. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Food Food & water
A whole one changes hunger by -15 and gives 420 calories. 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.TortillaChips | Food |
Base.TortillaChipsBaked | Food |
2 versions share the name Tortilla Chips, usually different colours, sizes or states.
Tortilla Chips is on 16 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 Tortilla Chips | Mexican Restaurant (crate, shelves); Taco kitchen (crate, shelves) | 100% | 4 |
| Cafeteria Snacks | Cafeteria (display case, grocer display); Cafeteria kitchen (display case, grocer display) | 8.3% | 4 |
| Mexican Kitchen Baking | Mexican Restaurant (cupboard); Taco kitchen (cupboard) | 6.2% | 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 |
| Bar Counter Misc | Bar (cupboard); Twiggy's bar counter (cupboard) | 5.0% | 4 |
| Bar Counter Liquor | Bar (cupboard); Twiggy's bar counter (cupboard); Dining (cupboard); and 2 more places | 3.9% | 4 |
| Store Shelf Snacks | Band kitchen (cupboard); Cafeteria (shelves); Convenience store (shelves); and 6 more places | 3.8% | 4 |
It is on 8 more tables with smaller shares.
On zombies: zombies in these outfits can carry it: Bandit Late, Bandit Mid, Bandit Early, Bandit, Private Militia.
Inside bags and cases: Duffel Bag, Plastic Bag, Garbage Bag.
Town by town: loot locations.
| Recipe | Ingredients (used up) | Tools (kept) | Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slice Tortilla On any surface | Tortilla | any sharp knife or any dull knife or any meat cleaver | No skill needed |
Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):
It weighs 0.2 in Build 42.
Base.TortillaChips, Base.TortillaChipsBaked (variants share the name).
420 calories, and it changes hunger by -15.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.