🆕 Updated for Eco 14 — “Garbage & Recycling” — this server and these numbers now reflect the new version. What changed →
  • Byproducts: nearly every recipe now leaves waste behind, so recipe pages list byproducts alongside ingredients.
  • Garbage & recycling: waste sorts from mixed garbage down to pure materials, and can be recycled back into stock.
  • Pollution has four kinds: acid rain, chemical, soil and heavy mineral, each settling into the ground differently. Pollution guide →
  • Modules reworked: upgrades are now Basic / Advanced / Modern / Specialty, one per slot, driving the same bonus system as talents. Module guide →
  • Fresh water: machines need it — water drawn from the ocean has to be desalinated first.

The character calculator has been updated for these changes. Read the garbage & recycling guide →

Cornmeal

Cornmeal

Dried and ground corn; it's like a courser flour.

Weight100 gMax stack100Food60 calCompostableSkillMilling Lv 1StationMill

Notes

Cornmeal is a basic food ingredient made from dried and ground corn, used in recipes like Tortilla, Pupusas, and Mochi. It provides modest nutrition (60 calories, 9 carbs, 3 protein, 3 fat) and is compostable, but its real value is as a cooking component rather than a standalone meal. A practical tip: stock cornmeal in your store early so cooks can produce higher-tier dishes, which will improve everyone's diet balance and accelerate skill-point gain.

Notes are AI-generated and may be imprecise.

Nutrition

Calories60Shelf life96 h
Carbs9
Protein3
Fat3
Vitamins0

Diet & XP

Eating doesn't change a food's calories or nutrition — those are fixed. What your diet changes is your skill-gain rate (XP). This estimates the rate this food's nutrients contribute. ≈ estimate; set your diet in the ⚙ Character panel.

Nutrient total15Balanced-diet ××0.5Variety ××1Tastiness ××1Skill-gain rate19.5

Base: this food alone (+12 base gain). Craving & dinner-party bonuses are situational (assumed ×1).

Recycling & waste

Salvages into (per unit)

The same salvage value leaks out as garbage when this item is consumed in crafting.

How garbage, sorting & recycling work

Total raw to craft this

Steps1Total labor15 calTotal time2 min

Categories

Obtained from

Industrial Mill
Mill

Used in

Cast Iron Stove
Kitchen
Mill
Oil Refinery
Stove

See also