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Fiddleheads

Fiddleheads

A collection of the furled fronds of young ferns; a unique addition to a meal.

Weight50 gMax stack100Food150 calCompostableCrop

Notes

Fiddleheads are a raw food ingredient harvested from Ferns in the wild. As a crop, they can also be deliberately planted and grown, making them a renewable food source that also serves as Herbivore Feed for animals. While their raw nutrient values are modest—packing 150 calories with a strong vitamin profile of 5—their real value lies in cooking, as they are used in a wide range of advanced dishes like Autumn Stew and Fantastic Forest Pizza. A practical tip: since raw Fiddleheads spoil in 96 hours, cook them quickly into those higher-tier recipes to both extend their shelf life and improve your diet's balance for faster skill-point gain.

Notes are AI-generated and may be imprecise.

Nutrition

Calories150Shelf life96 h
Carbs2
Protein1
Fat0
Vitamins5

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 total8Balanced-diet ××0.5Variety ××1Tastiness ××1Skill-gain rate16

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

Categories

Found in the wild

Used in

Bakery Oven
Campfire
Cast Iron Stove
Farmers Table
Fiber Scutching Station
Kitchen
Research Table

See also