Tomato
Tomato is a fresh fruit food item in DayZ obtained through horticulture. Raw Tomato takes 1 inventory slot, weighs 100 g, provides 50 kcal and 50 mL of water, and can be cut with a Knife to obtain Tomato Seeds.
Quick item summary
Quick answer
Tomato is a farm-grown food item in DayZ. It can be eaten raw, cooked, dried, or used to obtain Tomato Seeds. Raw Tomato provides a small amount of energy and hydration, while cooked variants change its nutrition values. Burned or rotten Tomato should be avoided because consuming burned or rotten food can cause poisoning.
In-game description
“A tomato. If we leave the fruit-vegetable debate aside, it is still tasty and edible, either raw, or cooked.”
Main Uses
- Eat raw for a small amount of food and hydration
- Cook to improve its food value
- Boil for the best hydration value
- Dry for longer-lasting food value with less water
- Cut with a Knife to obtain Tomato Seeds
- Grow through horticulture
- Avoid burned or rotten Tomato because it can cause poisoning
How to use this item
Eat Tomato safely
Tomato can be eaten raw, but cooked versions can provide better food value. Avoid burned or rotten versions.
- Obtain Tomato through horticulture.
- Check its condition before eating.
- Eat raw Tomato if you need a small amount of food and hydration.
- Cook it if you want better energy value.
- Do not eat burned or rotten Tomato unless you are willing to risk poisoning.
Get Tomato Seeds
Cut Tomato with a Knife or another valid cutting tool to obtain Tomato Seeds.
- Place Tomato in your hands or inventory.
- Find a Knife or another valid cutting tool.
- Combine the tool with the Tomato.
- Craft Tomato Seeds.
- Use the seeds for horticulture and future farming.
How to get Tomato
- Grow Tomato through horticulture.
- Plant Tomato Seeds in a garden plot.
- Use water and farming supplies to support crop growth.
- Harvest the plant when it is ready.
- Loot players carrying farmed food.
Spawn info
- • Tomato is obtained through horticulture.
- • It is a Food and Drink item under Fruits.
- • Raw Tomato provides 50 kcal.
- • Raw Tomato provides 50 mL of water.
- • Raw Tomato has 100 mL stomach volume.
- • It takes 1 inventory slot.
- • It weighs 100 g.
- • It can be cut to obtain Tomato Seeds.
- • It has raw, baked, boiled, dried, burned, and rotten variants.
Food and nutrition notes
Energy
50 kcal
Water
50 mL
Stomach
100 mL
Quantity
100
Max wetness
Damp (24.9%)
Freeze time
39.6 minutes
Freezing point
0 °C / 32 °F
Max temperature
105 °C / 221 °F
Notes
- • Raw Tomato provides 50 kcal and 50 mL of water.
- • Baked Tomato provides 150 kcal and 30 mL of water.
- • Boiled Tomato provides 125 kcal and 80 mL of water.
- • Dried Tomato provides 125 kcal and 10 mL of water.
- • Burned Tomato provides 50 kcal and 0 mL of water.
- • Rotten Tomato provides 25 kcal and 20 mL of water.
- • Burned or rotten Tomato can cause poisoning.
- • Tomato can be cut with a Knife to obtain Tomato Seeds.
Crafting and item conversions
Used in recipes
Obtain Tomato Seeds
Result: Tomato Seeds
Cut Tomato with a Knife to obtain Tomato Seeds for farming.
Important notes
- Tomato is obtained through horticulture.
- Raw Tomato provides 50 kcal.
- Raw Tomato provides 50 mL of water.
- Raw Tomato has 100 mL stomach volume.
- It takes 1 inventory slot.
- It weighs 100 g.
- It is categorized as Food and Drink > Fruits.
- It can be eaten raw.
- It can be cooked, boiled, dried, burned, or become rotten.
- Burned or rotten Tomato can cause poisoning.
- Tomato can be cut with a Knife to obtain Tomato Seeds.