Food

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Food is a constant necessity for players in Eco. Lack of food will eventually halt the accumulation of Skill Points and prevent the player from doing any work that requires calories. However, players can not die from starvation.

Skill point gain is increased by the player's nutrition and Housing. Nutrition is raised by eating more nutritious food while balancing the four nutrients: Carbohydrates, Protein, Fat and Vitamins.

Food is eaten by right-clicking on it. It does not need to be assigned to the toolbar. Food can be eaten from the toolbar, the inventory, or directly from a container. Right-clicking a stack of food will only consume one portion.

Food and Skill Points

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A player's daily skill point gain is calculated based on the average nutrients of all foods in a player's stomach, along with housing quality. The average (weighted based on food calories) of each nutrient is added, then multiplied by a balance modifier (between x0.5 and x2). Foods that are completely lacking in one or more nutrients are considered to have a value of 0 in the missing nutrient(s).

Foods stay in the stomach for 24 hours after eating. After that time, they will cease to be part of the skill point gain calculation and history of eaten foods.

Every player has their own taste profile - they may love or hate any food item, even if it is unusual to eat (see Amanita). Depending on the average appreciation % of foods eaten within the past 24 hours, a player may gain or lose up to a 20% addition/removal to their food-related skill point multiplier. Additionally, the usual Bread icon may occasionally change into a loved food item, indicating a Craving of that item. Cravings do not create any debuff, but satisfying them grants a 10% bonus per craving. Only 1 Craving can exist at once, but 3 Cravings can be satisfied at once to provide a substantial 30% food bonus. These Cravings both satisfied and unmet disappear over time.

Properties of food

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Consumption of an item under the food category will provide the player with the following values:

Calories

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When a food item is consumed, its caloric value is added to the player's calorie value (shown as a pie chart on the bottom left of the screen). These calories are needed to do any type of manual labor in ECO such as using tools or running.

Time will slowly convert the calories into skill points. Once the player's calories reach 0, the player's daily skill point gain will also drop to 0 and they will be unable to complete any work that requires calories.

If the player's calories are above maximum, the player will be unable to eat any additional food and will be shown the "My stomach is full" message. The player will need to complete some manual labor in order to be able to eat additional food items. The calorie maximum defaults to 3,000, but that can be increased by investing in the skill Big Stomach.

Nutrients

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The four nutrients do not have any specific effects on the body individually, however the player can maximize their skill gain when maintaining a balanced diet. A balanced diet contains an even amount of the four categories below:

Carbs - (short for carbohydrates) are mainly found in starchy products like Bread and other baked goods. In early-game, Wheat should be used to produce items that are high in Carbs.

Protein - is mainly found in meat-focused foods, but small amounts can also be found in Beans and other vegetarian items. Charred Meat is a good source of protein in early-game, but dominant in fat.

Fat is found by cooking other ingredients in Tallow (a byproduct of cooking 3 Raw Meat) or Oil (a byproduct of milling 12 Cereal Germ or by cooking 18 Tallow over a stove). Camas Bulbs and its' recipes are noticeably fatty.

Vitamins - are found in foods rich in vegetables or fruits. Huckleberries are the best way to supplement vitamin intake early on.

Foods List

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FoodCarbsProteinFatVitaminsNutritionShelf LifeCaloriesDensitySP value
Heart Of Palm 4 2 0 2 8 4 days 100 8 800
Spruce Seed 0 0 0 0 0 70 days 0 -nan 0
Bolete Mushrooms 2 4 1 1 8 4 days 200 4 1600
Leavened Dough 6 18 13 5 42 4 days 10 420 420
Charred Taro 10 1 0 1 12 3 days 350 3.4285714285714 4200
Taro Root 6 1 0 1 8 4 days 250 3.2 2000
Cotton Seed 0 0 0 0 0 70 days 0 -nan 0
Baked Agave 14 2 4 8 28 3 days 700 4 19600
Jointfir Seed 0 0 0 0 0 70 days 0 -nan 0
Charred Agave 5 1 3 3 12 3 days 350 3.4285714285714 4200
Grass Seed 0 0 0 0 0 70 days 0 -nan 0
Maltodextrin 0 0 0 0 0 4 days 10 0 0
Huckleberries 2 0 0 6 8 4 days 150 5.3333333333333 1200
Pupusas 6 11 9 14 40 3 days 900 4.4444444444444 36000
Vegetable Medley 8 4 7 17 36 3 days 900 4 32400
Ceiba Seed 0 0 0 0 0 70 days 0 -nan 0
Smooth Gut Noodle Roll 19 15 9 1 44 3 days 1200 3.6666666666667 52800
Huckleberry Fritter 16 0 20 8 44 3 days 900 4.8888888888889 39600
Baked Heart Of Palm 12 6 4 6 28 3 days 700 4 19600
Camas Bulb Bake 12 7 5 4 28 3 days 700 4 19600
Pineapple 6 0 0 2 8 4 days 200 4 1600
Lattice Mushroom Spores 0 0 0 0 0 70 days 0 -nan 0
Redwood Seed 0 0 0 0 0 70 days 0 -nan 0
Basic Salad 18 6 4 10 38 3 days 800 4.75 30400
Cornmeal 9 3 3 0 15 4 days 60 25 900
Campfire Salad 0 0 0 0 0 3 days 0 -nan 0
Beet Seed 0 0 0 0 0 70 days 0 -nan 0
Scrap Meat 0 5 5 0 10 4 days 50 20 500
Charred Sausage 0 10 14 0 24 3 days 700 3.4285714285714 16800
Clam Chowder 16 15 3 11 45 3 days 800 5.625 36000
Wild Stew 10 2 6 12 30 3 days 1100 2.7272727272727 33000
Acorn 0 0 0 0 0 70 days 0 -nan 0
Fried Vegetables 11 3 8 2 24 3 days 560 4.2857142857143 13440
Tasty Tropical Pizza 21 6 12 11 50 3 days 1200 4.1666666666667 60000
Acorn Powder 1 5 2 5 13 4 days 40 32.5 520
Kelp Seed 0 0 0 0 0 70 days 0 -nan 0
Corn Starch 0 0 0 0 0 4 days 10 0 0
Shark Fillet Soup 10 15 11 4 40 3 days 1400 2.8571428571429 56000
Bullrush Seed 0 0 0 0 0 70 days 0 -nan 0
Meat Pie 18 4 20 2 44 3 days 1300 3.3846153846154 57200
Fireweed Shoots 3 1 0 4 8 4 days 150 5.3333333333333 1200
Crimson Salad 13 7 8 28 56 3 days 1200 4.6666666666667 67200
Sunflower Seed 0 0 0 0 0 70 days 0 -nan 0
Birch Seed 0 0 0 0 0 70 days 0 -nan 0
Baked Tomato 16 1 5 6 28 3 days 700 4 19600
Cookeina Mushrooms 2 4 1 1 8 4 days 200 4 1600
Camas Paste 3 2 10 0 15 4 days 60 25 900
Corn Fritters 13 4 22 8 47 3 days 500 9.4 23500
Baked Meat 0 17 13 0 30 3 days 700 4.2857142857143 21000
Dwarf Willow Seed 0 0 0 0 0 70 days 0 -nan 0
Bison Chow Fun 16 13 20 8 57 3 days 1450 3.9310344827586 82650
Pineapple Friend Rice 20 9 12 12 53 3 days 720 7.3611111111111 38160
Baked Roast 4 16 10 4 34 3 days 1000 3.4 34000
Camas Bread 13 5 11 7 36 4 days 800 4.5 28800
Pineapple Seed 0 0 0 0 0 70 days 0 -nan 0
Elk Taco 15 8 22 6 51 3 days 700 7.2857142857143 35700
Flaxseed Oil 0 0 15 0 15 6 days 120 12.5 1800
Sugar 15 0 0 0 15 7 days 50 30 750
Fried Hearts Of Palm 13 3 6 2 24 3 days 750 3.2 18000
Papaya 2 1 0 5 8 4 days 200 4 1600
Infused Oil 0 0 12 3 15 6 days 120 12.5 1800
Wilted Fiddleheads 4 1 0 7 12 3 days 350 3.4285714285714 4200
Wild Mix 15 6 4 21 46 3 days 800 5.75 36800
Elk Wellington 10 26 22 4 62 3 days 1450 4.2758620689655 89900
Lupine Seed 0 0 0 0 0 70 days 0 -nan 0
Creosote Flower 0 0 0 0 0 6 days 0 -nan 0
Wheat 6 2 0 0 8 30 days 150 5.3333333333333 1200
Waterweed Seed 0 0 0 0 0 70 days 0 -nan 0
Bear S U P R E M E 6 22 23 9 60 3 days 1250 4.8 75000
Charred Fireweed Shoots 5 1 0 6 12 3 days 350 3.4285714285714 4200
Vegetable Stock 11 1 2 11 25 3 days 700 3.5714285714286 17500
Vegetable Soup 12 4 7 19 42 3 days 1200 3.5 50400
Autumn Stew 13 8 5 12 38 3 days 1200 3.1666666666667 45600
Charred Papaya 3 1 0 8 12 3 days 350 3.4285714285714 4200
Bean Paste 3 5 7 0 15 4 days 40 37.5 600
Tulip Seed 0 0 0 0 0 70 days 0 -nan 0
Bearclaw 14 4 21 7 46 4 days 850 5.4117647058824 39100
Trillium Seed 0 0 0 0 0 70 days 0 -nan 0
Trillium Flower 0 0 0 0 0 6 days 0 -nan 0
Pirozhok 14 19 10 4 47 3 days 850 5.5294117647059 39950
Transglutaminase 0 0 0 0 0 4 days 10 0 0
Bread 23 6 4 2 35 4 days 750 4.6666666666667 26250
Seared Meat 4 19 17 7 47 3 days 600 7.8333333333333 28200
Prickly Pear Fruit 2 1 1 4 8 4 days 190 4.2105263157895 1520
Phad Thai 9 11 19 5 44 3 days 1200 3.6666666666667 52800
Saguaro Seed 0 0 0 0 0 70 days 0 -nan 0
Cedar Seed 0 0 0 0 0 70 days 0 -nan 0
Camas Bulb 1 2 5 0 8 70 days 150 5.3333333333333 1200
Topped Porridge 10 4 0 10 24 3 days 700 3.4285714285714 16800
Pastry Dough 4 0 0 4 8 4 days 10 80 80
Dried Meat 1 14 4 0 19 6 days 550 3.4545454545455 10450
Tomato Seed 0 0 0 0 0 70 days 0 -nan 0
Joshua Seed 0 0 0 0 0 70 days 0 -nan 0
Tomato 5 1 0 2 8 4 days 240 3.3333333333333 1920
Taro Seed 0 0 0 0 0 70 days 0 -nan 0
Amanita Mushroom Spores 0 0 0 0 0 70 days 0 -nan 0
Campfire Stew 5 10 9 4 28 3 days 1200 2.3333333333333 33600
Taro Fries 10 2 20 0 32 3 days 600 5.3333333333333 19200
Tallow 0 0 8 0 8 12 days 200 4 1600
Sweet Salad 18 9 7 22 56 3 days 1200 4.6666666666667 67200
Raw Fish 0 7 3 0 10 4 days 200 5 2000
Sweet Deer Jerky 4 22 6 3 35 6 days 600 5.8333333333333 21000
Sunflower 2 2 4 0 8 4 days 50 16 400
Orchid 0 0 0 0 0 6 days 0 -nan 0
Beet Greens 3 1 0 4 8 4 days 100 8 800
Sun Cheese 2 4 12 0 18 4 days 250 7.2 4500
Palm Seed 0 0 0 0 0 70 days 0 -nan 0
Raw Bacon 0 3 9 0 12 4 days 200 6 2400
Pumpkin Seed 0 0 0 0 0 70 days 0 -nan 0
Worldly Donut 15 2 17 2 36 4 days 750 4.8 27000
Stuffed Turkey 17 24 16 7 64 3 days 1600 4 102400
Spiky Roll 20 17 7 2 46 3 days 1300 3.5384615384615 59800
Baked Corn 12 3 2 11 28 3 days 700 4 19600
Jungle Campfire Salad 11 4 3 10 28 3 days 900 3.1111111111111 25200
Simmered Meat 6 18 13 5 42 3 days 900 4.6666666666667 37800
Beet Campfire Salad 8 4 3 13 28 3 days 900 3.1111111111111 25200
Sensuous Sea Pizza 28 11 7 4 50 3 days 1200 4.1666666666667 60000
Seeded Camas Roll 20 2 13 16 51 3 days 1400 3.6428571428571 71400
Seagrass Seed 0 0 0 0 0 70 days 0 -nan 0
Beet 2 0 2 4 8 4 days 230 3.4782608695652 1840
Meaty Stew 6 13 10 1 30 3 days 1100 2.7272727272727 33000
Ocean Spray Seed 0 0 0 0 0 70 days 0 -nan 0
Fern Spore 0 0 0 0 0 70 days 0 -nan 0
Roast Pumpkin 23 2 2 7 34 3 days 1400 2.4285714285714 47600
Fried Hare Haunches 6 15 27 4 52 3 days 750 6.9333333333333 39000
Saxifrage Seed 0 0 0 0 0 70 days 0 -nan 0
Fried Tomatoes 11 3 8 2 24 3 days 750 3.2 18000
Tortilla 20 10 0 0 30 3 days 350 8.5714285714286 10500
Rose Seed 0 0 0 0 0 70 days 0 -nan 0
Corn Seed 0 0 0 0 0 70 days 0 -nan 0
Dried Fish 1 16 2 0 19 6 days 450 4.2222222222222 8550
Rice Noodles 10 0 0 0 10 3 days 200 5 2000
Charred Beans 1 8 3 0 12 3 days 350 3.4285714285714 4200
Kelpy Crab Roll 22 13 11 5 51 3 days 1350 3.7777777777778 68850
Wheat Seed 0 0 0 0 0 70 days 0 -nan 0
Rice 7 1 0 0 8 30 days 150 5.3333333333333 1200
Charred Beet 3 0 3 6 12 3 days 350 3.4285714285714 4200
Charred Cactus Fruit 4 0 2 6 12 3 days 200 6 2400
Agave Seed 0 0 0 0 0 70 days 0 -nan 0
Big Bluestem Seed 0 0 0 0 0 70 days 0 -nan 0
Pumpkin 5 1 0 2 8 4 days 340 2.3529411764706 2720
Agave Leaves 2 1 1 4 8 4 days 200 4 1600
Raw Roast 0 6 5 0 11 4 days 600 1.8333333333333 6600
Milk 3 10 7 0 20 3 days 120 16.666666666667 2400
Barrel Cactus Seed 0 0 0 0 0 70 days 0 -nan 0
Flax Flower 0 0 0 0 0 6 days 0 -nan 0
Fish N Chips 20 10 20 0 50 3 days 1000 5 50000
Fir Seed 0 0 0 0 0 70 days 0 -nan 0
Raw Meat 0 4 8 0 12 4 days 250 4.8 3000
Sugarcane 0 0 1 0 1 70 days 1 100 1
Agouti Enchiladas 20 8 27 3 58 3 days 800 7.25 46400
Prime Cut 0 9 4 0 13 3 days 600 2.1666666666667 7800
Prickly Pear Seed 0 0 0 0 0 70 days 0 -nan 0
Baked Taro 8 6 2 12 28 3 days 700 4 19600
Prepared Meat 0 4 6 0 10 3 days 600 1.6666666666667 6000
Filmy Fern Spore 0 0 0 0 0 70 days 0 -nan 0
Campfire Roast 0 16 12 0 28 3 days 1000 2.8 28000
Boiled Sausage 0 27 22 0 49 3 days 600 8.1666666666667 29400
Papaya Seed 0 0 0 0 0 70 days 0 -nan 0
Field Campfire Stew 14 4 8 4 30 3 days 1100 2.7272727272727 33000
Sun Butter 0 0 0 0 0 4 days 0 -nan 0
Orchid Seed 0 0 0 0 0 70 days 0 -nan 0
Bunchgrass Seed 0 0 0 0 0 70 days 0 -nan 0
Mochi 25 0 0 5 30 3 days 750 4 22500
Root Campfire Stew 8 5 12 5 30 3 days 1100 2.7272727272727 33000
Meat Stock 3 8 9 0 20 3 days 600 3.3333333333333 12000
Macarons 20 7 14 16 57 3 days 1000 5.7 57000
Rice Flour 15 0 0 0 15 16 days 50 30 750
Fruit Salad 12 4 3 19 38 3 days 900 4.2222222222222 34200
Flour 15 0 0 0 15 16 days 50 30 750
Liquid Nitrogen 0 0 0 0 0 4 days 10 0 0
King Fern Spore 0 0 0 0 0 70 days 0 -nan 0
Jungle Campfire Stew 8 8 11 3 30 3 days 1100 2.7272727272727 33000
Fried Taro 14 1 8 1 24 3 days 750 3.2 18000
Simple Syrup 12 0 3 0 15 4 days 400 3.75 6000
Boiled Rice 13 2 0 0 15 3 days 210 7.1428571428571 3150
Huckleberry Extract 0 0 0 15 15 4 days 60 25 900
Bannock 15 3 6 0 24 3 days 700 3.4285714285714 16800
Fireweed Seed 0 0 0 0 0 70 days 0 -nan 0
Fried Fiddleheads 11 3 6 4 24 3 days 750 3.2 18000
Fried Camas 9 3 10 2 24 3 days 750 3.2 18000
Fruit Tart 22 3 9 14 48 3 days 800 6 38400
Hydrocolloids 0 0 0 0 0 4 days 10 0 0
Heliconia Seed 0 0 0 0 0 70 days 0 -nan 0
Hosomaki 21 19 5 8 53 3 days 700 7.5714285714286 37100
Crimini Mushroom Spores 0 0 0 0 0 70 days 0 -nan 0
Flax Seed 0 0 0 0 0 70 days 0 -nan 0
Yeast 0 8 0 7 15 4 days 60 25 900
Huckleberry Seed 0 0 0 0 0 70 days 0 -nan 0
Cereal Germ 5 0 7 3 15 4 days 20 75 300
Bean Sprout 2 1 0 5 8 4 days 100 8 800
Charred Camas Bulb 2 3 6 1 12 3 days 350 3.4285714285714 4200
Loaded Taro Fries 14 6 18 0 38 3 days 1200 3.1666666666667 45600
Beans 1 4 3 0 8 6 days 150 5.3333333333333 1200
Fruit Muffin 10 5 4 16 35 3 days 800 4.375 28000
Huckleberry Pie 13 5 10 16 44 3 days 1300 3.3846153846154 57200
Amanita Mushrooms 0 0 0 0 0 4 days -200 -0 -0
Hearty Hometown Pizza 28 7 11 3 49 3 days 1200 4.0833333333333 58800
White Bursage Seed 0 0 0 0 0 70 days 0 -nan 0
Bolete Mushroom Spores 0 0 0 0 0 70 days 0 -nan 0
Giant Cactus Fruit 2 0 2 4 8 4 days 100 8 800
Fiddleheads 2 1 0 5 8 4 days 150 5.3333333333333 1200
Charred Corn 7 1 0 4 12 3 days 350 3.4285714285714 4200
Crimini Mushrooms 2 4 1 1 8 4 days 200 4 1600
Oil 0 0 15 0 15 6 days 120 12.5 1800
Fantastic Forest Pizza 23 4 10 17 54 3 days 1250 4.32 67500
Ecoylent 500 500 500 500 2000 4 days 1500 133.33333333333 3000000
Flatbread 17 8 3 2 30 4 days 500 6 15000
Charred Fish 0 11 4 0 15 3 days 400 3.75 6000
Root Campfire Salad 8 5 4 11 28 3 days 950 2.9473684210526 26600
Poke Bowl 21 10 11 7 49 3 days 1100 4.4545454545455 53900
Crispy Bacon 0 18 26 0 44 3 days 800 5.5 35200
Charred Heart Of Palm 6 3 1 2 12 3 days 210 5.7142857142857 2520
Corn 4 1 0 3 8 4 days 230 3.4782608695652 1840
Creosote Bush Seed 0 0 0 0 0 70 days 0 -nan 0
Millionaires Salad 18 6 6 26 56 3 days 1000 5.6 56000
Cookeina Mushroom Spores 0 0 0 0 0 70 days 0 -nan 0
Banh Xeo 26 17 10 4 57 3 days 1550 3.6774193548387 88350
Charred Pineapple 8 1 0 3 12 3 days 350 3.4285714285714 4200
Arctic Willow Seed 0 0 0 0 0 70 days 0 -nan 0
Charred Mushrooms 3 6 2 1 12 3 days 350 3.4285714285714 4200
Charred Meat 0 5 10 0 15 3 days 400 3.75 6000
Raw Sausage 0 4 8 0 12 4 days 500 2.4 6000
Fern Campfire Salad 9 5 1 13 28 3 days 900 3.1111111111111 25200
Daisy Seed 0 0 0 0 0 70 days 0 -nan 0
Boiled Grains 9 2 0 1 12 3 days 350 3.4285714285714 4200
Charred Tomato 7 1 0 4 12 3 days 350 3.4285714285714 4200
Baked Beet 10 1 2 15 28 3 days 700 4 19600

Note: Wild Stew + Meaty Stew + Papaya = 18/16/16/18 And Campfire Roast + Charred Sausage = 0 / 26 / 26 / 0

Food Crafting Stations & Recipes

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The following crafting stations are used for crafting food:

Food Resources

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Plants

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Food-bearing plants are a food resource harvested from the world. Most can be harvesting simply by highlighting the plant and pressing E.

Currently, some are very plentiful, so growing plants such as Papayas is not recommended as any player can simply harvest a few hundred within minutes.

Here are a few examples of plants that require a certain tool to harvest:

Animals

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Animals are a food resource that requires the player to kill the animal with a Bow, harvest the carcass, and then prepare the carcass at a Butchery Table or Fishery.

Clams and Urchins require the player to harvest by diving (holding the Left Ctrl key on the keyboard) and then shucking/cleaning them at a Fishery in order to obtain Raw Fish.

Nutrition

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Nutrition is one way in Eco to gain experience. With meals you can get a higher bonus and can get a Skill point faster. Every food provided by gathering, by Cooks (Campfire Cooking, Cooking, Baking, Advanced Cooking, Advanced Baking or Cutting Edge Cooking) is sorted into Tiers. These Tiers are oriented by the specialties. The higher a Tier of food is, the more calories and more experience you will get.

Nutrition Graph

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When you eat food, you will notice your nutrient balance change, along with your XP multiplier. To increase the rate that you gain skill points, you will need to eat nutritious food and keep the balance of the four nutrients – carbs, fat, protein, and vitamins – relatively even. If you hover over food in your inventory, you will see which nutrients will be increased. Besides your base gain, you have 4 bonus that you can influence your nutrition:

  • Balanced Diet Bonus: Try to get a balanced nutrition for maximum experience.
  • Variety Bonus: Try to eat different foods. Nobody likes charred tomatoes for the rest of their life.
  • Tastiness Bonus: Everytime you log in on a new server, your character has preferences. To find out, what food your character likes, eat everything. Yes Seeds too.
  • Dinner Party Bonus: Added in Update 12, you can host Dinner Parties. You can eat a party to eat. The more people attend and if there is good food, the bonus will be higher. Dinner Parties can be hosted multiple times on a server. Your Bonus is a summary of that.

After eating a certain amount of food, your character can have cravings for a particular food. When you are satisfying that craving, you will get another bonus.

Guides

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Best Food Combos — By Rupi

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