Canned Tuna
Canned Tuna is a common canned food item in DayZ that can be opened without a Can Opener or Knife. It takes 2 inventory slots, weighs 265 g, provides 375 kcal and 50 mL of water, and has 500 mL stomach volume.
Quick item summary
Quick answer
Canned Tuna is a ready-to-eat canned food item in DayZ. Unlike most canned foods, it does not require a Can Opener or Knife to open, making it especially useful for fresh spawns or players without tools. It provides solid calories, a small amount of hydration, and is common across all locations.
In-game description
“A can of tuna. If unopened, it will last two to five years depending on storage conditions.”
Main Uses
- Eat for calories
- Gain a small amount of water
- Use as ready-to-eat canned food
- Carry as compact emergency food
- Open without a Can Opener or Knife
- Use as reliable fresh-spawn food
How to use this item
Eat Canned Tuna
Canned Tuna can be opened and eaten without needing a Can Opener, Knife, or other cutting tool.
- Find Canned Tuna while looting.
- Place it in your inventory or hands.
- Open it directly without using a tool.
- Eat it when you need food.
- Pair it with water or another drink source if hydration is low.
How to get Canned Tuna
- Search general food spawns.
- Check houses, kitchens, shelves, and civilian loot areas.
- Loot stores, camps, and other common food locations.
- Loot players carrying canned food supplies.
Spawn info
- • Canned Tuna is common.
- • It can spawn across all locations.
- • It is a Food and Drink item under Canned Goods.
- • It does not require a Can Opener or Knife to open.
- • It provides 375 kcal.
- • It provides 50 mL of water.
- • It has 500 mL stomach volume.
- • It takes 2 inventory slots.
- • It weighs 265 g.
Food and nutrition notes
Energy
375 kcal
Water
50 mL
Stomach
500 mL
Quantity
250
Max wetness
Damp (24.9%)
Freeze time
33 minutes
Freezing point
0 °C / 32 °F
Max temperature
120 °C / 248 °F
Notes
- • Can be opened without a Can Opener or Knife.
- • Provides solid calories and a small amount of water.
- • Useful for fresh spawns because it does not require a tool to eat.
- • Commonly found across all locations.
Important notes
- Canned Tuna is ready to eat.
- It does not require a Can Opener or Knife to open.
- It provides 375 kcal.
- It provides 50 mL of water.
- It has 500 mL stomach volume.
- It takes 2 inventory slots.
- It weighs 265 g.
- It is common.
- It can be found across all locations.
- It is categorized as Food and Drink > Canned Goods.