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Taro Root

Taro Root

Colocasia esculenta.

Weight75 gMax stack100Food250 calCompostableCrop

Notes

Taro Root is a raw vegetable crop harvested from the Taro plant. It provides modest calories and 8 total nutrients (carbs 6, protein 1, vitamins 1) but no fat, making it an unbalanced food on its own — better saved for cooked recipes like Baked Taro or Taro Fries, or used in early Gathering and Agriculture Research Papers. Cultivate Taro Seeds to sustain a supply for both cooking and research needs.

Notes are AI-generated and may be imprecise.

Nutrition

Calories250Shelf life96 h
Carbs6
Protein1
Fat0
Vitamins1

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
Research Table

See also

A starchy root that thrives in wet soil, its broad leaves sheltering the muddy banks where it grows.