Onion

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Onion
General
Category	Food
Encumbrance	0.2
Days until stale	7 days
Days until rotten	9 days
Nutrition
Hunger	-10
Calories	28
Carbohydrates	6.54
Proteins	0.77
Fat	0.07
Technical details
Item ID	Base.Onion

Onion is a perishable food item.

Usage

Consumable properties

Onion can be eaten, providing the player with some positive effects, however these will become negative the longer it's left to perish.

Fresh	Stale	Rotten
Hunger: -10	Hunger: -7 Boredom: +10 Unhappiness: +10	Hunger: -4 Boredom: +20 Unhappiness: +20 Dangerous, will cause sickness.

Crafting

What it can make

Onion needs to be cut into slices before addition to most recipes.

Product	XP gained	Skill(s)	Recipe	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2
Onion Slices x2	0.75 Cooking	none		One of: Kitchen Knife Hunting Knife Machete Stone Knife (keep)	Onion (consumed)

Evolved recipes

Onion is a cooking ingredient.

Product	Nutrition
Soup	10
Stew	10
Salad	10
Stir Fry	10
Roasted Vegetables	10
Sandwich	5
Burger	10
Pie (savory)	10
Rice Pot/Saucepan	10
Pasta Pot/Saucepan	10

Sack of Onion

Product	XP gained	Skill(s)	Recipe	Ingredient 1
Onion x12	0 XP	none		Sack of Onion (consumed)

Distribution

Onion is often found in refrigerators and grocery displays.

Sacks of onion can be found in grocery stores and warehouses.

Gallery

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  Onion model when placed in the world.

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  Rotten onion model when placed in the world.

Code

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Base.Onion
Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\items_food.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

item Onion
	{
		DisplayName = Onion,
		DisplayCategory = Food,
		Type = Food,
		Weight = 0.2,
		Icon = Onion,
		/*EvolvedRecipe = Omelette:10;Soup:10;Stew:10;Pie:10;Stir fry Griddle Pan:10;Stir fry:10;Sandwich:5;Sandwich Baguette:5;Burger:10;Salad:10;Roasted Vegetables:10;RicePot:10;RicePan:10;PastaPot:10;PastaPan:10;Taco:10;Burrito:10,*/
		FoodType = Vegetables,
		DaysFresh = 7,
		DaysTotallyRotten = 9,
		HungerChange = -10,
		Calories = 28,
		Carbohydrates = 6.54,
		Lipids = 0.07,
		Proteins = 0.77,
		StaticModel = RoundFood_Peach,
		WorldStaticModel = Onion_Ground,
		EvolvedRecipeName = Mushroom,
		Tooltip = Tooltip_item_NeedsSliced,
	}

Base.SackProduce_Onion
Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\items_food.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

item SackProduce_Onion
	{
		DisplayName = Sack of Onions,
		DisplayCategory = Food,
		Type = Food,
		Weight = 2,
		Icon = Sandbag,
		CantEat = TRUE,
		DaysFresh = 7,
		DaysTotallyRotten = 9,
		WorldStaticModel = SandBag,
	}