RimWorld Meal Nutrition Comparison (Per Item)
Compare 13 RimWorld meal nutrition values per item, from 0.05 pemmican and kibble to 1.0 lavish feasts. Ludeon base stats with batch totals, bars and tables.
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All values
Click any row to load it as Entry A.
| Name | Value | Context | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pemmican Batch of 16 totals 0.8 from 0.5 input. | 0.05 nutrition | Preserved travel food, single piece | RimWorld Wiki Pemmican page: Nutrition 0.05 per piece |
| Kibble Batch of 50 totals 2.5 from 2.0 input. | 0.05 nutrition | Animal feed, single piece | RimWorld Wiki Meals comparison table: Kibble 0.05 per piece |
| Chocolate Grants recreation in addition to food. | 0.1 nutrition | Cocoa harvest, eaten directly | RimWorld Wiki Meals comparison table: Chocolate 0.1 |
| Baby food Made from 0.25 input for 0.5 output. | 0.5 nutrition | Biotech DLC infant food, single jar | RimWorld Wiki Meals comparison table: Baby food 0.5 |
| Simple meal 0.5 input for 0.9 output. | 0.9 nutrition | Basic cooked meal, no skill needed | RimWorld Wiki Meals comparison table: Simple meal 0.9 |
| Fine meal 0.5 input for 0.9 output. | 0.9 nutrition | Cooking 6, mixed ingredients | RimWorld Wiki Meals comparison table: Fine meal 0.9 |
| Packaged survival meal 0.6 input for 0.9 output. Never spoils. | 0.9 nutrition | Cooking 8, long shelf life caravan food | RimWorld Wiki Meals comparison table: Packaged survival meal 0.9 |
| Nutrient paste meal 0.3 input for 0.9 output. Mood cost applies. | 0.9 nutrition | Paste dispenser meal, no cooking | RimWorld Wiki Nutrient paste meal page: Nutrition 0.9 |
| Carnivore fine meal 0.75 input for 0.9 output. | 0.9 nutrition | Cooking 6, meat only variant | RimWorld Wiki Meals comparison table: Carnivore fine meal 0.9 |
| Vegetarian fine meal 0.75 input for 0.9 output. | 0.9 nutrition | Cooking 6, plant only variant | RimWorld Wiki Meals comparison table: Vegetarian fine meal 0.9 |
| Lavish meal 1.0 input for 1.0 output. Top per item here. | 1 nutrition | Cooking 8, best mood meal | RimWorld Wiki Meals comparison table: Lavish meal 1.0 |
| Carnivore lavish meal 1.25 input for 1.0 output. | 1 nutrition | Cooking 8, meat only feast | RimWorld Wiki Meals comparison table: Carnivore lavish meal 1.0 |
| Vegetarian lavish meal 1.25 input for 1.0 output. | 1 nutrition | Cooking 8, plant only feast | RimWorld Wiki Meals comparison table: Vegetarian lavish meal 1.0 |
About this converter
RimWorld tracks food as nutrition. A colonist stores up to 1.0 and looks for food near 0.25 remaining. This table lists nutrition per single item as shown in the info panel and the wiki meal table. Pemmican and kibble give 0.05 per piece. Chocolate gives 0.1. Baby food gives 0.5. Simple, fine, packaged survival and nutrient paste meals give 0.9. Lavish meals give 1.0. Batch totals differ from single item values. A batch of 16 pemmican totals 0.8 from 0.5 input, while a batch of 50 kibble totals 2.5 from 2.0 input.
How to use it
Pick two meals and a unit in the top row. The three boxes below stay linked. Change any box and the other two update. One box holds a count of the first meal, one holds the matching count of the second, one holds total nutrition. Try lavish meal against pemmican to see the 1.0 to 0.05 gap. Click a table row to load that entry as Entry A with amount 1.
Efficiency differs from per item nutrition. Nutrient paste turns 0.3 input into 0.9, which is 300 percent, with a mood cost. Simple and fine meals turn 0.5 into 0.9, which is 180 percent. Lavish meals turn 1.0 into 1.0. Mood, taste, spoil time and work cost sit outside these rows. Raw foods such as berries, corn and plain meat are left out because this page covers cooked meals only. Values pin base game stats from the meal comparison table.
FAQ
Which meals give the least nutrition per item?
Pemmican and kibble at 0.05 per piece. Twenty pieces equal one 1.0 bar, so pawns eat them in small measured amounts with less waste.
Which meal gives the most nutrition per item?
Lavish meal and both lavish variants at 1.0 per item. They fill a colonist from empty to full in one sitting.
Which meal is most efficient with ingredients?
Nutrient paste at 300 percent: 0.3 input becomes 0.9. Simple and fine meals follow at 180 percent. Lavish meals sit at 100 percent or below.
Where are these numbers from?
The in game info panel ingestion stat and the RimWorld Wiki meal comparison table. Paste and pemmican values also appear on their own wiki pages.
Sources
- RimWorld Wiki Meals page, comparison table: Simple 0.9, Fine 0.9, Lavish 1.0, Packaged survival 0.9, Carnivore and Vegetarian variants, Paste 0.9, Pemmican 0.05, Kibble 0.05, Chocolate 0.1, Baby food 0.5
- RimWorld Wiki Pemmican page: Ingestion Nutrition 0.05, batch of 16 from 0.5 input
- RimWorld Wiki Nutrient paste meal page: Ingestion Nutrition 0.9, dispenser cost 0.3
- Ludeon Studios RimWorld base game info panels: meal ingestion stats
Last verified: 2026-10-15 · 13 entries
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