Egg

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Egg
General
Category	Food
Weight	0.1 1 (carton)
Days until stale	14 days 3 (boiled egg) days
Days until rotten	7 days 3 (boiled egg) days
Can't be frozen	True
Nutrition
Hunger	-7
Calories	63
Carbohydrates	0.32
Proteins	5.55
Fat	4.18
Cooking
Time until cooked	4 minutes
Time until burned	16 minutes
Dangerous uncooked	True
Technical details
Item ID	See Item IDs

Egg is a perishable food item used in cooking.

Usage

Consumable properties

Egg can be eaten raw, which can make the player sick. Consuming after being cooked will provide the player with some positive effects, however these will become negative the longer it's left to perish.

	Fresh	Stale	Rotten
Uncooked	Hunger: -7 Dangerous uncooked, may cause sickness.	Hunger: -5 Boredom: +10 Unhappiness: +10 Dangerous uncooked, may cause sickness.	Hunger: -3 Boredom: +20 Unhappiness: +20 Dangerous, will cause sickness.
Cooked	Hunger: -10	Hunger: -7 Boredom: +10 Unhappiness: +10	Hunger: -4 Boredom: +20 Unhappiness: +20 Dangerous, will cause sickness.
Burned	Hunger: -3 Boredom: +20 Unhappiness: +20 Dangerous, will cause sickness.

Crafting

Cooking

Main article: Cooking

Product	XP Gained	Skill(s)	Recipe	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2
Boiled Egg (Cooked)	2.5 Cooking	none		Heat source (Cooked: 4 mins)	One of: Egg Wild Eggs (consumed)

What it makes

• Egg can be added to or removed from an egg carton.

Product	XP Gained	Skill(s)	Recipe	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2
Egg x12		none		Egg Carton (consumed)
Egg Carton		none		Egg x12 (consumed)

• Egg can be used in several cooking recipes.

Product	XP Gained	Skill(s)	Recipe	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3	Ingredient 4	Ingredient 5	Ingredient 6	Ingredient 7	Ingredient 8
Cake Batter	2.5 Cooking	none	OR OR	Bowl (consumed)	One of: Corn Flour Flour (1 unit) (consumed)	Butter (15 units) (consumed)	One of: Brown Sugar Sugar Sugar Packet (3 units) (consumed)	One of: Egg Wild Eggs (consumed)	Yeast (consumed)	Milk (consumed)
Omelette (Uncooked)	0.75 Cooking	none		One of: Fork Spatula Spoon (keep)	Frying Pan (consumed)	One of: Egg x2 Wild Eggs x2 (consumed)
Muffin Baking Tray (Uncooked)	0.75 Cooking	none		One of: Fork Spatula Spoon (keep)	Muffin Tray (consumed)	Empty Bowl (keep)	One of: Egg x2 Wild Eggs x2 (consumed)	One of: Butter Lard Margarine Olive Oil Vegetable Oil (consumed)	One of: Milk Canned Evaporated Milk (consumed)	One of: Brown Sugar Sugar Sugar Packet (consumed)	One of: Corn Flour Flour (2 units) (consumed)

Evolved recipes

Egg and boiled egg is a cooking ingredient.
Egg

Product	Nutrition
Stir Fry	7
Roasted Vegetables	7
Rice Pot/Saucepan	7
Pasta Pot/Saucepan	7

Boiled Egg

Product	Nutrition
Soup	10
Stew	10
Salad	10
Sandwich	10
Burger	10
Taco	5
Burrito	10

Gallery

• 

  Egg model when placed in the world.

• 

  Boiled egg model when placed in the world.

• 

  Egg carton model when placed in the world.

Item IDs

Name	Icon	Base ID
Egg		Base.Egg
Boiled Egg		Base.EggBoiled
Egg Carton		Base.EggCarton

Code

From items_food.txt (Project Zomboid directory/media/scripts/)

Egg

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    item Egg
	{
		DisplayName = Egg,
		DisplayCategory = Food,
		Type = Food,
		Weight = 0.1,
		Icon = Egg,
		DangerousUncooked = TRUE,
		EvolvedRecipe = Stir fry Griddle Pan:7;Stir fry:7;Roasted Vegetables:7;RicePot:7;RicePan:7;PastaPot:7;PastaPan:7,
		FoodType = Egg,
		IsCookable = true,
		ReplaceOnCooked = Base.EggBoiled,
		MinutesToCook = 4,
		MinutesToBurn = 20,
		DaysFresh = 14,
		DaysTotallyRotten = 21,
		HungerChange = -7,
		Calories = 63,
		Carbohydrates = 0.32,
		Lipids = 4.18,
		Proteins = 5.55,
		WorldStaticModel = Egg,
		Tags = Egg,
	}

Boiled Egg

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    item EggBoiled
	{
		DisplayName = Boiled Egg,
		DisplayCategory = Food,
		Type = Food,
		Weight = 0.1,
		Icon = EggBoiled,
		EvolvedRecipe = Sandwich:10;Sandwich Baguette:10;Burger:10;Salad:10;Burrito:10;Taco:5;Soup:10;Stew:10,
		FoodType = Egg,
		DaysFresh = 3,
		DaysTotallyRotten = 6,
		HungerChange = -10,
		Calories = 63,
		Carbohydrates = 0.32,
		Lipids = 4.18,
		Proteins = 5.55,
		WorldStaticModel = EggBoiled_Ground,
		EvolvedRecipeName = Egg,
	}

Egg Carton

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    item EggCarton
	{
		DisplayName = Egg Carton,
		DisplayCategory = Food,
		Type = Food,
		Weight = 1,
		Icon = EggCarton,
		DaysFresh = 14,
		DaysTotallyRotten = 21,
		WorldStaticModel = EggCarton,
	}

See also

• Foraging
• Wild Eggs