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  • Byproducts: nearly every recipe now leaves waste behind, so recipe pages list byproducts alongside ingredients.
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Tomato

Tomato

Intelligence is knowing this is a fruit; wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

Weight75 gMax stack100Food240 calCompostableCrop

Notes

Tomato is a versatile raw food crop grown from Tomato plants, eaten directly or used in a wide range of recipes from salads to enchiladas and research papers. As a Vegetable with balanced carbohydrate, protein, and vitamin nutrients, it contributes to the varied diet needed for a strong XP multiplier when combined with other foods and good housing. For best results, include tomatoes in your diet rotation alongside other ingredients to keep your nutrient balance score high and maintain variety appreciation.

Notes are AI-generated and may be imprecise.

Nutrition

Calories240Shelf life96 h
Carbs5
Protein1
Fat0
Vitamins2

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
Kitchen
Research Table
Stove

See also