Permafrost Food, Drink & Medication

Every consumable in Permafrost with the hunger, energy, health, stamina and body warmth it restores, its cooking factor, stack size and value, plus the medication that cures each status effect.

Every consumable

Game data

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Every consumable
Item	Type	Hunger	Energy	Health	Body warmth	Stack	Value
Alcohol	Alcohol	—	10	—	—	20	10
Beer	Alcohol	—	10	—	—	20	20
Methyl Alcohol	Alcohol	—	-50	-150	—	20	10
Moonshine	Alcohol	—	—	—	—	20	10
Small Vodka	Alcohol	—	—	—	—	20	4
Vodka	Alcohol	—	—	—	—	20	16
Whiskey	Alcohol	—	—	20	—	20	75
Wine	Alcohol	—	—	10	—	20	30
Dish	Cooked dish	90	—	—	—	20	30
Energy Dish	Cooked dish	200	50	—	—	20	35
Energy & Warming Dish	Cooked dish	90	60	—	—	20	40
Health & Energy Dish	Cooked dish	60	60	60	—	20	40
Health & Warming Dish	Cooked dish	180	—	60	—	20	40
Healthy Dish	Cooked dish	200	—	50	—	20	35
Ultra Dish (H/W/E)	Cooked dish	120	60	60	—	20	45

Warming Dish	Cooked dish	200	—	—	—	20	35
Can of Soda	Drink	10	—	—	—	20	8
Coffee Beans	Drink	5	15	—	—	20	5
Energy Drink	Drink	10	25	—	—	20	15
Improvised Coffee	Drink	10	45	—	—	20	10
Improvised Tea	Drink	10	—	45	—	20	15
Juice	Drink	10	—	—	—	20	12
Bag of Chips	Food	40	—	—	—	20	8
Bag of MRE	Food	150	25	—	—	20	120
Beef Jerky	Food	80	—	—	—	20	15
Canned Beans	Food	90	—	—	—	20	10
Canned Dog Food	Food	60	—	—	—	20	5
Can of Ham	Food	90	—	—	—	20	15
Can of Pasta	Food	90	—	—	—	20	12
Can of Soup	Food	90	—	—	—	20	12
Can of Tomatoes	Food	90	—	—	—	20	10
Can of Tuna	Food	75	—	—	—	20	15
Cheesecake	Food	150	25	—	—	20	80
Chocolate Bar	Food	40	—	—	—	20	10
Cooked Beans	Food	120	—	—	—	20	120
Cooked dog food	Food	90	—	—	—	20	120
Cooked fruits	Food	120	—	—	—	20	120
Cooked Oatmeal	Food	120	—	—	—	20	120
Cooked Pasta	Food	120	—	—	—	20	120
Cooked Pizza	Food	140	—	—	—	20	120
Cooked Soup	Food	130	—	—	—	20	120
Cooked tomatoes	Food	120	—	—	—	20	120
Cooked Veggies	Food	120	—	—	—	20	120
Dried Fish	Food	80	—	—	—	20	10
Dried Fruit	Food	80	—	—	—	20	10
Dried Mushrooms	Food	80	—	—	—	20	10
Edible Root	Food	15	—	15	—	20	2
Frozen Fruit	Food	20	—	—	—	20	8
Frozen Pizza	Food	20	—	—	—	20	25
Frozen Veggies	Food	20	—	—	—	20	8

Granola Bar	Food	40	40	—	—	20	12
Honey	Food	60	—	10	—	20	10
Ice Cream	Food	40	—	—	—	20	5
Ice Cream Box	Food	50	—	—	—	20	15
Instant Oatmeal	Food	40	—	—	—	20	10
Meat	Food	30	—	—	—	20	5
Mushrooms	Food	30	—	—	—	20	8
Nut Mix	Food	40	—	—	—	20	12
Pepper	Food	5	—	—	—	20	—
Sugar	Food	5	5	—	—	20	5
Bandage	Medication	—	—	60	—	5	10
Car Medkit	Medication	—	—	300	—	1	80
Herbs	Medication	5	—	25	—	30	8
Makeshift Bandage	Medication	—	—	35	—	5	10
Makeshift Splint	Medication	—	—	—	—	1	25
Medical Splint	Medication	—	—	—	—	1	35
Medkit AFAK	Medication	—	—	300	—	1	150
Medkit IFAK	Medication	—	—	300	—	1	80
Medkit MFAK	Medication	—	—	300	—	1	100
Military Bandage	Medication	—	—	120	—	5	40
Painkillers	Medication	-15	-30	75	—	5	25
Panacea	Medication	-15	-30	75	—	1	25
Surgical Spirit	Medication	—	—	-20	—	10	20
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Restored values are the game's AttributeRestorationMap per use; cooked dishes multiply ingredient nutrition by the cooking factor.

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Best food for each need

Game data

The top consumable per restored attribute, and what a full stack is worth.

Best food for each need
Restores	Best	Per use	Per stack	Runner-up
Hunger	Energy Dish	+200	+4,000	Healthy Dish +200
Energy	Energy & Warming Dish	+60	+1,200	Health & Energy Dish +60
Health	Car Medkit	+300	+300	Medkit AFAK +300
Stamina	Energy Drink	+60	+1,200	Bag of MRE +50

Medication and what it cures

Game data

18 consumables remove a status effect.

Medication and what it cures
Item	Cures	Also restores
Alcohol	AbilitySystem.Character.Effects.Wound.NastyWound, AbilitySystem.Character.Effects.Wound.InfectedWound, AbilitySystem.Character.Effects.Food.Parasites	Energy +10
Methyl Alcohol	AbilitySystem.Character.Effects.Wound.NastyWound, AbilitySystem.Character.Effects.Wound.InfectedWound, AbilitySystem.Character.Effects.Food.Parasites	Energy +-50, Health +-150, Stamina +-20
Moonshine	Parasites	—
Small Vodka	AbilitySystem.Character.Effects.Wound.NastyWound, AbilitySystem.Character.Effects.Wound.InfectedWound, AbilitySystem.Character.Effects.Food.Parasites	—
Whiskey	Parasites	Health +20
Wine	Parasites	Health +10
Bandage	Bleeding, Nasty Wound	Health +60
Car Medkit	AbilitySystem.Character.Effects.Wound.NastyWound, AbilitySystem.Character.Effects.Wound.InfectedWound, AbilitySystem.Character.Effects.Food.Parasites, AbilitySystem.Character.Effects.Wound.Bleeding, AbilitySystem.Character.Effects.Wound.BrokenLeg	Health +300
Makeshift Bandage	Bleeding, Nasty Wound	Health +35
Makeshift Splint	StatusEffect.BrokenLeg	—
Medical Splint	StatusEffect.BrokenLeg	—
Medkit AFAK	AbilitySystem.Character.Effects.Wound.NastyWound, AbilitySystem.Character.Effects.Wound.InfectedWound, AbilitySystem.Character.Effects.Food.Parasites, AbilitySystem.Character.Effects.Wound.Bleeding, AbilitySystem.Character.Effects.Wound.BrokenLeg	Health +300
Medkit IFAK	AbilitySystem.Character.Effects.Wound.NastyWound, AbilitySystem.Character.Effects.Wound.InfectedWound, AbilitySystem.Character.Effects.Food.Parasites, AbilitySystem.Character.Effects.Wound.Bleeding, AbilitySystem.Character.Effects.Wound.BrokenLeg	Health +300
Medkit MFAK	AbilitySystem.Character.Effects.Wound.NastyWound, AbilitySystem.Character.Effects.Wound.InfectedWound, AbilitySystem.Character.Effects.Food.Parasites, AbilitySystem.Character.Effects.Wound.Bleeding, AbilitySystem.Character.Effects.Wound.BrokenLeg	Health +300
Military Bandage	Bleeding, Nasty Wound	Health +120
Painkillers	Parasites, Infected Wound	Hunger +-15, Energy +-30, Health +75
Panacea	Parasites, Infected Wound	Hunger +-15, Energy +-30, Health +75
Surgical Spirit	Parasites	Health +-20

Types

What each consumable type does.

Types
Type	Count	Avg hunger	What it is
Alcohol	8	0	Warms you up but adds alcohol units
Cooked dish	8	143	Cooked at a stove or campfire; multiplies ingredient nutrition
Drink	6	9	Coffee, tea and energy drinks for energy and warmth
Food	38	73	Raw and packaged food found in the world
Medication	13	-2	Bandages, pills and spirits that cure status effects

Permafrost has 73 consumables: 38 raw or packaged foods, 8 cooked dishes, 6 drinks, 8 alcoholic drinks and 13 medications. The Car Medkit restores the most in total (300); for hunger alone the Energy Dish (+200) leads, for energy the Energy & Warming Dish (+60) and for body warmth the — (+—). Cooking turns raw food into dishes with a higher restore value, and drinks are the fastest way to recover energy and warmth on the move. 18 medications cure status effects such as bleeding or parasites; the table above lists which cures what.

Permafrost food FAQ

What is the best food in Permafrost?

For hunger the Energy Dish restores +200 per use, the most of any consumable; the Car Medkit restores the most across all attributes (300).

Is cooked food better?

Yes. Each ingredient has a cooking factor that scales its nutrition into the dish, and dishes stack several ingredients' restore values.

How do you cure bleeding or parasites?

Medication such as Alcohol, Methyl Alcohol, Moonshine, Small Vodka removes specific status effects; the medication table shows which cures what.

How much is a full stack worth?

A full stack of 20 Energy Dish restores 4,000 hunger in total.

Permafrost Food, Drink & Medication

Every consumable

Every item a click away while you play

Best food for each need

Medication and what it cures

Types

Permafrost food at a glance

See Also

Permafrost food FAQ

What is the best food in Permafrost?

Is cooked food better?

How do you cure bleeding or parasites?

How much is a full stack worth?