Powdered Milk
Powdered Milk is an uncommon dry goods food item in DayZ found across all locations. It takes 2 inventory slots, weighs 230 g, provides 800 kcal, gives 0 mL of water, and has 400 mL stomach volume.
Quick item summary
Quick answer
Powdered Milk is a dry goods food item in DayZ. It provides a strong amount of energy for only 2 inventory slots, making it useful as compact survival food. Despite the in-game description saying it is somewhat dehydrating, Powdered Milk does not affect the survivor's hydration, though it also provides no water.
In-game description
“Dried cow milk. It has a remarkably long shelf life, and is very nutritious. It can also be eaten, but is somewhat dehydrating.”
Main Uses
- Eat for a large amount of calories
- Carry as compact emergency food
- 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 Powdered Milk
Use Powdered Milk as a compact dry food item when you need a strong calorie boost.
- Find Powdered Milk while looting.
- Place it in your inventory or hands.
- Eat it when you need calories.
- Do not worry about a hydration penalty, because it does not reduce hydration.
- Drink water or another beverage if your hydration is low.
How to get Powdered Milk
- 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
- • Powdered Milk can spawn across all locations.
- • It is an uncommon Food and Drink item under Dry Goods.
- • It provides 800 kcal.
- • It provides 0 mL of water.
- • It has 400 mL stomach volume.
- • It takes 2 inventory slots.
- • It weighs 230 g.
- • Despite the in-game description, it does not affect hydration.
Food and nutrition notes
Energy
800 kcal
Water
0 mL
Stomach
400 mL
Quantity
200
Max wetness
Damp (24.9%)
Freeze time
165 minutes
Freezing point
-60 °C / -76 °F
Max temperature
80 °C / 176 °F
Notes
- • Provides high energy for a small 2-slot food item.
- • Does not provide hydration.
- • Despite the description, Powdered Milk does not reduce hydration.
- • Useful as compact emergency food while traveling.
- • Best paired with water, soda, or another drink source.
Important notes
- Powdered Milk is a dry goods food item.
- It provides 800 kcal.
- It provides 0 mL of water.
- It has 400 mL stomach volume.
- It takes 2 inventory slots.
- It weighs 230 g.
- It is uncommon.
- It can be found across all locations.
- It is categorized as Food and Drink > Dry Goods.
- Despite the in-game description, Powdered Milk does not reduce hydration.
- Pair it with a drink source because it gives no hydration.