Rice
Rice is an uncommon dry goods food item in DayZ found across all locations. It takes 6 inventory slots, weighs 560 g, provides 500 kcal, gives 0 mL of water, and has 1500 mL stomach volume.
Quick item summary
Quick answer
Rice is a dry goods food item in DayZ. Despite the description mentioning cooking with water, Rice does not need to be cooked before eating and cannot be cooked in a Cooking Pot. It provides decent energy but no hydration, and its high stomach volume means it is best eaten carefully and paired with water.
In-game description
“A bag of long-grained rice, usually consumed when cooked with water. Conveniently packed for easier preparation.”
Main Uses
- Eat for calories
- Carry as dry backup food
- Use as emergency food while traveling
- Pair with water or soda because it gives no hydration
- Eat carefully because it has high stomach volume
- Stockpile with other dry goods
How to use this item
Eat Rice safely
Rice can be eaten without cooking, but it gives no hydration and has high stomach volume.
- Find Rice while looting.
- Place it in your inventory or hands.
- Eat it when you need calories.
- Avoid eating too much too quickly because Rice has high stomach volume.
- Drink water or another beverage if your hydration is low.
How to get Rice
- 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
- • Rice can spawn across all locations.
- • It is an uncommon Food and Drink item under Dry Goods.
- • It provides 500 kcal.
- • It provides 0 mL of water.
- • It has 1500 mL stomach volume.
- • It takes 6 inventory slots.
- • It weighs 560 g.
- • It cannot be cooked in a Cooking Pot.
- • It does not need to be cooked before eating.
Food and nutrition notes
Energy
500 kcal
Water
0 mL
Stomach
1500 mL
Quantity
500
Max wetness
Damp (24.9%)
Freeze time
132 minutes
Freezing point
-60 °C / -76 °F
Max temperature
105 °C / 221 °F
Notes
- • Provides decent energy but no hydration.
- • Has very high stomach volume compared to many dry goods.
- • Does not need to be cooked before eating.
- • Cannot be cooked in a Cooking Pot despite the item description.
- • Best paired with water, soda, or another drink source.
Important notes
- Rice is a dry goods food item.
- It provides 500 kcal.
- It provides 0 mL of water.
- It has 1500 mL stomach volume.
- It takes 6 inventory slots.
- It weighs 560 g.
- It is uncommon.
- It can be found across all locations.
- It is categorized as Food and Drink > Dry Goods.
- Rice does not need to be cooked before eating.
- Rice cannot be cooked in a Cooking Pot despite the description.
- Pair it with a drink source because it gives no hydration.