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Unlabeled Can of Food at a glance
Food Food & water
It weighs 0.8.
Weight0.8
Unlabeled Can of Food
Unlabeled Can of Food is a food item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 0.8. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
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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 ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.MysteryCan | Food |
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Where it spawns: the loot tables
Unlabeled Can of Food is on 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoarder Kitchen Food | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 41% | 4 |
| Crate Canned Food | Garage storage (box); House kitchen (box, crate); Kitchen (box, crate) | 8.0% | 4 |
| Crate Humanitarian | Any building (military crate) | 2.8% | 4 |
| Army Bunker Kitchen | Old army (cupboard) | 2.7% | 4 |
| Crate Canned Food Spoiled | Garage storage (box) | 2.6% | 4 |
| Safehouse Food | Survivor safehouse (early) (cupboard) | 1.8% | 4 |
| Safehouse Food Mid | Survivor safehouse (mid game) (cupboard) | 1.6% | 4 |
| Kitchen Canned Food | Survivor cache 1 (cupboard); Survivor cache 2 (cupboard); Survivor cache (big building) (cupboard); and 3 more places | 1.5% | 2 |
It is on 1 more table with smaller shares.
On zombies: zombies in these outfits can carry it: Bandit Late, Bandit Mid, Survivalist, Survivalist 02, Survivalist 02 Late, Survivalist 02 Mid, Survivalist 03, Survivalist 03 Late and 12 more.
Inside bags and cases: Military Backpack.
Town by town: loot locations.
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Recipes: how to make it and what it makes
What it is used for
Used up as an ingredient in 3 recipes: Open Unlabeled Can, Open Unlabeled Can with Blade, Pack 6 Cans of Food in Box.
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Crafting and loot tables
Made with:
Used in 3 recipes (as an ingredient or tool):
Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):
- Hoarder Kitchen Food (weight 50)
- Hoarder Kitchen Food (weight 20)
- Crate Canned Food (weight 8)
- Safehouse Food (weight 8)
- Safehouse Food Late (weight 4)
- Safehouse Food Mid (weight 4)
- Crate Canned Food Spoiled (weight 2)
- Army Bunker Kitchen (weight 1)
- Crate Humanitarian (weight 1)
- Kitchen Canned Food (weight 1)
Counts as: any hasmetal.
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Similar items
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Quick answers
How much does the Unlabeled Can of Food weigh in Project Zomboid?
It weighs 0.8 in Build 42.
What is the item ID for Unlabeled Can of Food?
Base.MysteryCan.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.