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Papaya

Papaya

Nice fresh Papaya.

Weight75 gMax stack100Food200 calCompostableCrop

Notes

Papaya is a vitamin-dense raw fruit crop, providing 5 vitamins per serving but no fat and low carbs/protein, making it a poor standalone meal due to unbalanced nutrition. Its primary value is as a versatile ingredient in over a dozen cooked recipes—including Agouti Enchiladas, Fruit Tart, and multiple research papers—and it can be composted or seeded for cultivation. For best results, use papaya in balanced recipes rather than eating it raw, and stockpile it for advanced cooking and agriculture research.

Notes are AI-generated and may be imprecise.

Nutrition

Calories200Shelf 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
Fish Rack
Kitchen
Research Table
Stove

See also