🆕 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 →

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 rate≈ 18

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

The prickly pear fruit guards its tender, juicy flesh behind a crown of fierce spines. Yet for those undaunted, it offers a sweet, versatile reward—perfected in fresh salads, tarts, and harvest seasoning.