⚠️ Eco v0.14 is coming — the next major update reworks upgrade modules, so some of these numbers will change. They reflect the current version. What’s changing →
  • Simpler tiers: the 1–4 tiered upgrades become a single Basic / Advanced / Modern upgrade each.
  • Permanent upgrades: a module placed in a workstation is permanent — no more swapping lower tiers out as you progress.
  • Power transitions: a module can change a station’s power type/draw (e.g. a Modern upgrade moves a sawmill from mechanical to electrical power).
  • Talent-integrated: modules now use the same bonus/talent system — any talent benefit (power, labor cost, recipe unlocks) can come from a module.
  • Cheaper to upgrade: with the multi-tier parts gone, fully upgrading a workstation costs significantly less.

We’ll update this calculator shortly after the update releases.

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Tallow

Tallow

Rendered animal fat useful for more than just cooking.

Weight100 gMax stack100Fuel2000Food200 calCompostableSkillCampfire CookingStationCampfire

Notes

Tallow is rendered animal fat used as a fuel (2000 fuel value) and as a cooking and industrial ingredient in recipes like Biodiesel, Grease, and various tallow lamps. As a food it provides 200 calories but only fat (8) and no other nutrients, making it a poor choice for balanced nutrition — use it for fuel or crafting instead of eating it directly. It has a shelf life of 288 hours and is compostable, but its primary value lies in sustained burning or as a base for higher-tier products.

Notes are AI-generated and may be imprecise.

Nutrition

Calories200Shelf life288 h
Carbs0
Protein0
Fat8
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 rate≈ 16

Base: this food alone (+12 base gain). Craving & dinner-party bonuses are situational (assumed ×1).

▶ How to craft (full recipe + calculator)

Total raw to craft this

Steps1Total labor25 calTotal time2.5 min

Approximate — category ingredients and any production cycles are counted as raw.

Categories

Obtained from

Bakery Oven
Butchery Table
Campfire
Cast Iron Stove

Used in

Bakery Oven
Blacksmith Table
Butchery Table
Campfire
Farmers Table
Kiln
Oil Refinery
Stove

See also

Flaxseed OilOil