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Tortilla

Tortilla is a food item in Project Zomboid. A whole one changes hunger by -5 and gives 40 calories. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.

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Tortilla at a glance

Tortilla icon

Food Food & water

A whole one changes hunger by -5 and gives 40 calories. It stays fresh for 3 days and rots after 5. It weighs 0.1.

Weight0.1
Hunger-5
Calories40
Fresh for (days)3
Rotten after (days)5
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What it is and how to use it

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.

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Item ID and variants

Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.

Item IDGame category
Base.TortillaFood
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Where it spawns: the loot tables

Tortilla is on 4 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 tableWhere that table is usedShareRolls
Gigamart Dry GoodsGeneral Store (shelves); General store storage (box, crate); GigaMart (shelves); and 2 more places6.9%4
Mexican Kitchen BakingMexican Restaurant (cupboard); Taco kitchen (cupboard)6.2%4
Grocery Storage Crate 1Cafeteria kitchen (box, crate, shelves); Grocers (box, crate, shelves); Grocery (box, crate, shelves); and 1 more place1.2%4
Kitchen Dry FoodSurvivor cache 1 (cupboard); Survivor cache 2 (cupboard); Survivor cache (big building) (cupboard); and 3 more places1.1%2

Inside bags and cases: Plastic Bag, Garbage Bag.

Town by town: loot locations.

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Quick answers

How much does the Tortilla weigh in Project Zomboid?

It weighs 0.1 in Build 42.

What is the item ID for Tortilla?

Base.Tortilla.

How many calories are in Tortilla?

40 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.