Parasol Mushroom
Parasol Mushroom is a mushroom food item in DayZ found in coniferous forests. Raw Parasol Mushroom takes 2 inventory slots, weighs 150 g, provides 180 kcal and 292.5 mL of water, and can be eaten raw or cooked.
Quick item summary
Quick answer
Parasol Mushroom is a forest mushroom food item in DayZ. It can be eaten raw when fresh, but cooking it changes its energy, water, and stomach values. Baked Parasol Mushroom gives more energy, boiled Parasol Mushroom gives strong hydration, and dried Parasol Mushroom keeps good food value with less water. Burned or rotten Parasol Mushrooms should be avoided because they can cause poisoning.
In-game description
“Tall, fleshy mushroom. Very tasty when cooked.”
Main Uses
- Eat raw for food and hydration
- Bake for higher energy value
- Boil for strong hydration value
- Dry for longer-lasting food value with less water
- Use as a coniferous forest survival food source
- Avoid burned or rotten Parasol Mushrooms because they can cause poisoning
How to use this item
Eat Parasol Mushroom safely
Parasol Mushroom can be eaten raw when fresh, but cooked versions provide different food and hydration values. Avoid burned or rotten mushrooms.
- Find a Parasol Mushroom in a coniferous forest.
- Check its condition before eating.
- Eat it raw if you need both food and hydration.
- Cook it if you want better energy or hydration values.
- Do not eat burned or rotten Parasol Mushrooms unless you are willing to risk poisoning.
Find Parasol Mushrooms
Parasol Mushrooms are found in coniferous forest areas.
- Travel through coniferous forest areas.
- Check the ground around trees and wooded paths.
- Look for fresh mushrooms while moving through the forest.
- Pick fresh mushrooms when possible.
- Avoid rotten mushrooms unless you are desperate.
How to get Parasol Mushroom
- Search coniferous forest areas.
- Check the ground around forest trees.
- Look near wooded paths and natural forest clearings.
- Loot players carrying mushrooms or other forest food.
Spawn info
- • Parasol Mushroom is found in coniferous forests.
- • It is a Food and Drink item under Mushrooms.
- • Raw Parasol Mushroom provides 180 kcal.
- • Raw Parasol Mushroom provides 292.5 mL of water.
- • Raw Parasol Mushroom has 375 mL stomach volume.
- • It takes 2 inventory slots.
- • It weighs 150 g.
- • It has raw, baked, boiled, dried, burned, and rotten variants.
Food and nutrition notes
Energy
180 kcal
Water
292.5 mL
Stomach
375 mL
Quantity
150
Max wetness
Damp (24.9%)
Freeze time
33 minutes
Freezing point
-0.5 °C / 31.1 °F
Max temperature
105 °C / 221 °F
Notes
- • Raw Parasol Mushroom provides 180 kcal and 292.5 mL of water.
- • Baked Parasol Mushroom provides 450 kcal and 90 mL of water.
- • Boiled Parasol Mushroom provides 375 kcal and 240 mL of water.
- • Dried Parasol Mushroom provides 375 kcal and 30 mL of water.
- • Burned Parasol Mushroom provides 135 kcal and 0 mL of water.
- • Rotten Parasol Mushroom provides 135 kcal and 60 mL of water.
- • Burned or rotten Parasol Mushrooms can cause poisoning.
- • Parasol Mushrooms are found in coniferous forests.
Important notes
- Parasol Mushroom is found in coniferous forests.
- Raw Parasol Mushroom provides 180 kcal.
- Raw Parasol Mushroom provides 292.5 mL of water.
- Raw Parasol Mushroom has 375 mL stomach volume.
- It takes 2 inventory slots.
- It weighs 150 g.
- It is categorized as Food and Drink > Mushrooms.
- It can be eaten raw when fresh.
- It can be cooked, boiled, dried, burned, or become rotten.
- Burned or rotten Parasol Mushrooms can cause poisoning.
- Its full real-world name is Macrolepiota procera.