Cereals
Cereals are an uncommon dry goods food item in DayZ found across all locations. They take 9 inventory slots, weigh 262 g, provide 1000 kcal, give 0 mL of water, and have 500 mL stomach volume.
Quick item summary
Quick answer
Cereals are a dry goods food item in DayZ. They provide a strong amount of energy, making them useful as a high-calorie survival food, but they give no hydration. Since Cereals take 9 inventory slots, they are more bulky than many other dry foods, so they are best eaten soon or carried only when you have enough space.
In-game description
“Crunchin' Crisps, delicious breakfast cereal made from highly processed grains, sugar, vitamins and trace amounts of hydrogenated petroleum.”
Main Uses
- Eat for a large amount of calories
- Carry as emergency food when inventory space allows
- Use as travel food while looting
- Pair with water or soda because it gives no hydration
- Stockpile with other dry goods
How to use this item
Eat Cereals
Use Cereals as a high-calorie dry food item, but remember that they provide no hydration and take a lot of inventory space.
- Find Cereals while looting.
- Place them in your inventory or hands.
- Eat them when you need a large calorie boost.
- Drink water or another beverage if your hydration is low.
- Avoid carrying them too long if inventory space is tight.
How to get Cereals
- Search general food spawns.
- Check houses, kitchens, shelves, stores, and civilian loot areas.
- Search all-location food spawns while traveling.
- Loot players carrying dry goods or food supplies.
Spawn info
- • Cereals can spawn across all locations.
- • They are an uncommon Food and Drink item under Dry Goods.
- • They provide 1000 kcal.
- • They provide 0 mL of water.
- • They have 500 mL stomach volume.
- • They take 9 inventory slots.
- • They weigh 262 g.
Food and nutrition notes
Energy
1000 kcal
Water
0 mL
Stomach
500 mL
Quantity
250
Max wetness
Damp (24.9%)
Freeze time
132 minutes
Freezing point
-25 °C / -13 °F
Max temperature
80 °C / 176 °F
Notes
- • Provides very high energy for a dry goods item.
- • Does not provide hydration.
- • Bulky compared to many other dry foods because it takes 9 slots.
- • Useful as emergency food when you need a large calorie boost.
- • Best paired with water, soda, or another drink source.
Important notes
- Cereals are a dry goods food item.
- They provide 1000 kcal.
- They provide 0 mL of water.
- They have 500 mL stomach volume.
- They take 9 inventory slots.
- They weigh 262 g.
- They are uncommon.
- They can be found across all locations.
- They are categorized as Food and Drink > Dry Goods.
- They are a strong calorie source but do not help hydration.
- They are bulky compared to many other dry goods.