Canned Beans
| Canned Beans | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Canned Food |
| Type | - |
| Hunger | - |
| Thirst | - |
| Calories | 170 |
| Fresh | - |
| Rotten | - |
| Cook Time | - |
| Weight | 0.8 |
| Crafting Skill | None |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.TinnedBeans
|
Canned Beans are a sealed can of cooked beans. They are a filling canned food found all over town. A sealed can keeps without spoiling, which makes beans a staple of any long term food store.
The can needs a Can Opener, a Sharp Knife or a Chipped Stone to open. Once open, the beans can be eaten straight from the can, poured into a bowl or added to a soup or stew. Canned beans are found on grocery shelves, in house kitchens, butcher shops and survivor caches.
Eating
An opened can of beans lowers hunger by 24. It holds 170 calories, with 33 grams of carbohydrates and 7 grams of protein. That is a filling can, though the calories are modest for its size.
The downside is mood. Eating the beans adds 10 unhappiness. Cooking them into a dish is the better way to use them. The Make Bowl of Beans recipe also pours an opened can into a Bowl.
Among other cans, beans match Canned Spaghetti Bolognese for hunger at 24. The bolognese holds 540 calories, though, so it does far more for body weight. Canned Vegetable Soup lowers hunger by 25 with 125 calories.
The table shows the game figures for one serving. Negative hunger and thirst fill the character up, and negative unhappiness and boredom cheer them up.
| Item | Calories | Carbs | Protein | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canned Beans | 170 | 33 | 7 | 1 |
Cooking
An opened can of beans cooks in 10 minutes and burns after 30. Beans are one of the best canned additions to a pot. They add 24 hunger to a Soup, a Stew or a Rice dish. They add 8 to an Omelette, a Sandwich, Toast or a Salad.
A pot of soup or stew takes up to 6 ingredients. A can of beans fills one slot with a large amount of hunger. The empty can is left behind after use.
How to Craft Canned Beans
Each recipe that makes Canned Beans is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Open Box of Canned Food
The Open Box of Canned Food recipe makes Canned Beans. It needs no skill level.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Box of Canned Beans | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.TinnedBeans_Box
|
Used in Crafting
These recipes take Canned Beans as an ingredient or a part.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Canned Food | Canned Beans (Open) | 
|
- | None | /additem Base.OpenBeans
|
| Open Canned Food with Blade | Canned Beans (Open) |
|
- | None | /additem Base.OpenBeans
|
| Pack 6 Cans of Food in Box | Box of Canned Beans |
|
- | None | /additem Base.TinnedBeans_Box
|
Storage
Sealed cans keep without spoiling, so canned beans suit a long term food store. Once a can is opened, the beans stay fresh for 2 days and are fully rotten by day 4. A fridge slows both counts down. Cans are best opened only when they will be eaten.
Six loose cans can be packed into a Box of Canned Beans. The box weighs 4.0, less than the 4.8 of six loose cans.
Locations
Canned beans are a common find. Gigamart and grocery store shelves and general stores hold a can about one time in four. House kitchens hold a can about one time in seven on counters, shelves and in cupboards. Living room counters and cupboards turn one up at a similar rate.
Food caches and survivor caches hold beans often. Butcher shop shelves turn up a can about one time in nine. Survivor safehouses and hoarder kitchens hold one now and then.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| General store | Other | 26.4% |
| Gigamart | Shelves | 26.4% |
| Grocery store | Shelves | 26.4% |
| Butcher | Other | 11.3% |
| Butcher | Shelves | 11.3% |
| General store | Shelves | 5.3% |
| Grocery store | Other | 4.8% |
| Grocery storage | Other | 4.8% |
| Cafeteria kitchen | Metal shelves | 1% |
| Cafeteria kitchen | Other | 1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Kitchen | Other | 14.4% |
| Kitchen | Counter | 11.8% |
| Kitchen | Metal shelves | 11.8% |
| Kitchen | Overhead cupboard | 11.8% |
| Kitchen | Shelves | 11.8% |
| Living room | Counter | 11.8% |
| Living room | Overhead cupboard | 11.8% |
| Hoarder kitchen | Counter | 4.7% |
| Any building | Military crate | 0.1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Food cache1 | Food box | 14.3% |
| Survivor cache | Counter | 11.8% |
| Survivor cache | Counter | 11.8% |
| Survivor cache (large building) | Counter | 11.8% |
| Survivor cache | Survivor crate | 10.7% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Counter | 6.4% |
| Survivor cache | Survivor crate | 5.4% |
| Survivor cache (large building) | Survivor crate | 5.4% |
| Survivor safehouse | Counter | 1.8% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Counter | 1.1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Oldarmy | Counter | 0.4% |
| Derelict | Other | <0.1% |
| Derelict steel factory | Other | <0.1% |
Notes
- A sealed can keeps for a very long time, so stock up on beans early.
- Beans add 24 hunger to a soup or stew, three times what they add to a salad.
- Eating beans adds 10 unhappiness, so cook them into a dish where possible.
- A Can Opener, a Sharp Knife or a Chipped Stone opens the can.
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