🆕 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 →

Wheat

Wheat

A common grain that is significantly more useful processed.

Weight50 gMax stack100Food150 calCompostableCrop

Notes

Wheat is a raw grain harvested from wild plants or grown as a crop, forming the basis of many early food and research recipes. With zero fat and vitamins, eating it alone provides poor nutritional balance and a weak XP multiplier — its real value comes from processing it into flour, boiled grains, or other crafted foods. A practical tip: prioritize milling it into Processed Flour for balanced cooking ingredients, and use it to craft basic Agriculture and Gathering Research Papers to advance the tech tree.

Notes are AI-generated and may be imprecise.

Nutrition

Calories150Shelf life720 h
Carbs6
Protein2
Fat0
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

Bakery Oven
Campfire
Farmers Table
Fiber Scutching Station
Industrial Mill
Laboratory
Mill
Research Table

See also

Plucked from the field, it holds no promise until crushed and separated from its chaff.