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Prickly Pear Fruit

Prickly Pear Fruit

A succulent fruit coated in a rather terrifying array of spines.

Weight50 gMax stack100Food190 calCompostableCrop

Notes

Prickly Pear Fruit is a raw food item harvested from the prickly pear cactus, providing a modest nutrient profile with 190 calories and a focus on vitamins. While its raw nutritional value is limited, it serves as a key ingredient in a wide range of recipes, including research papers, salads, baked goods, and preserves. Stockpiling prickly pears is worthwhile for cooks and researchers, as they enable higher-tier dishes that boost the diet's balance and XP gains.

Notes are AI-generated and may be imprecise.

Nutrition

Calories190Shelf life96 h
Carbs2
Protein1
Fat1
Vitamins4

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 ××0.75Variety ××1Tastiness ××1Skill-gain rate18

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
Research Table

See also