Nutrition/Weight
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Here is a list of food organized by its nutrition/weight ratio. The idea is that, all other considerations being equal (such as other uses for food besides nutrition, etc.), it makes most sense to eat foods with a lower ratio first and hang on to food that gives a higher ratio to maximize weight efficiency.
V indicates vegetarian food
! indicates vegan food
| Food | Cost | Weight | Probability | Nutrition | Nutrition/weight | Turns to eat | Conduct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| lembas wafer | 45 | 5 | 20 | 800 | 160 | 2 | ! |
| lump of royal jelly | 15 | 2 | 0 | 200 | 100 | 1 | V |
| pancake | 15 | 2 | 25 | 200 | 100 | 2 | V |
| egg | 9 | 1 | 85 | 80 | 80 | 1 | V |
| blessed tin of spinach | 5 | 10 | 0.625 | 600 | 60 | 1-2 | ! |
| slime mold (user defined fruit) | 17 | 5 | 75 | 250 | 50 | 1 | ! |
| candy bar | 10 | 2 | 13 | 100 | 50 | 1 | V |
| uncursed tin of spinach | 5 | 10 | 11.25 | 401-600 | 40.1-60 | varies | ! |
| food ration (gunyoki) | 45 | 20 | 380 | 800 | 40 | 5 | ! |
| cram ration | 35 | 15 | 20 | 600 | 40 | 3 | ! |
| K-ration | 25 | 10 | 0 | 400 | 40 | 1 | ! |
| banana | 9 | 2 | 10 | 80 | 40 | 1 | ! |
| orange | 9 | 2 | 10 | 80 | 40 | 1 | ! |
| clove of garlic | 7 | 1 | 7 | 40 | 40 | 1 | ! |
| sprig of wolfsbane | 7 | 1 | 7 | 40 | 40 | 1 | ! |
| fortune cookie | 7 | 1 | 55 | 40 | 40 | 1 | V, breaks illiteracy unless blind |
| kelp frond | 6 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 1 | ! |
| eucalyptus leaf | 6 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 30 | 1 | ! |
| C-ration | 20 | 10 | 0 | 300 | 30 | 1 | ! |
| apple | 7 | 2 | 15 | 50 | 25 | 1 | ! |
| carrot | 7 | 2 | 15 | 50 | 25 | 1 | ! |
| pear | 7 | 2 | 10 | 50 | 25 | 1 | ! |
| tripe ration | 15 | 10 | 140 | 200 | 20 | 2 | |
| melon | 10 | 5 | 10 | 100 | 20 | 1 | ! |
| cursed tin of spinach | 5 | 10 | 0.625 | 201-600 | 20.1-60 | varies | ! |
| cream pie | 10 | 10 | 25 | 100 | 10 | 1 | V |
| lichen corpse | 5 | 20 | n/a | 200 | 10 | 3 | ! |
| meatball | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | |
| meat ring | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | |
| meat stick | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | |
| huge chunk of meat | 105 | 400 | 0 | 2000 | 5 | 20 | |
| lizard corpse | 5 | 10 | n/a | 40 | 4 | 3 | |
| other corpses | 5 | varies | 0 | varies | varies | varies | |
| tin | 5 | 10 | 75 | varies | varies | varies |
Racial bonuses and penalties
As of NetHack 3.6.1, the following bonuses and penalties exist:
- Lembas wafers provide 200 extra nutrition to elves while providing 200 less nutrition to orcs. At a nutrition/weight ratio of 120 for orcs, they remain the most efficient food available.
- Cram rations provide 100 extra nutrition for dwarves.
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