🆕 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 →

Sunflower

Sunflower

A plant whose seeds are quite versitile in their use further processed.

Weight75 gMax stack100Food50 calCompostableCrop

Notes

Sunflower is a harvestable crop plant whose seeds provide a modest source of calories and fats, though it lacks vitamins entirely, making it a poor standalone food for skill gain. Its primary value is as an ingredient: sunflower seeds are processed into Yellow Powder and used in crafting a Botanical Book, while excess crop can be composted. Stocking sunflower seeds in the town store gives cooks and researchers a steady supply for dye and skill‑book production, even if it is not a diet staple.

Notes are AI-generated and may be imprecise.

Nutrition

Calories50Shelf life96 h
Carbs2
Protein2
Fat4
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 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

Farmers Table
Fiber Scutching Station
Industrial Mill
Mill
Paint Mixer

See also