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Kale

Kale
Kale
Class Fruits and Vegetables
Type Greens
Hunger -16
Thirst -10
Calories 178
Fresh 3 days
Rotten 5 days
Cook Time 5 min
Weight 0.2
Location Containers
Spawn ID /additem Base.Kale

Kale is a leafy green vegetable that can be eaten raw, cooked on its own or added to many dishes. It is one of the more nourishing greens, with plenty of calories for a vegetable. It also eases thirst a good deal.

Kale goes into almost every savoury evolved dish, from soup and stew to pizza and burgers. It spoils within a few days, so it suits a cook who uses it soon. Kale comes from produce crates and grocery stands, and a farm can grow it from Kale Seeds. The Farmer is the best occupation for fruits and vegetables. It starts with the most Agriculture skill.

Eating

Eating a bunch of Kale lowers hunger by 16 and thirst by 10. It weighs only 0.2, so a few bunches cost little to carry.

It holds 178 calories, with 41 grams of carbohydrates and 9 grams of protein. That is a lot of energy for a green vegetable. Kale helps a character hold body weight steady on a vegetable diet.

Kale is better hot, so a cooked bunch gives a small mood lift when it is eaten soon after cooking. Compared with Cabbage, it is a little less filling. Cabbage lowers hunger by 24 and holds 180 calories. Spinach is much lighter, lowering hunger by only 5.

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 Hunger Thirst Calories Carbs Protein Fat
Kale -16 -10 178 41.41 9.14 0.71

Cooking

Kale cooks fast, in 5 minutes, and burns after 20. An oven, a microwave or a fire will do. A short cook is enough, so it needs watching.

Kale adds 8 hunger to every dish it goes into. That list covers Pizza, Omelette, Soup, Stew, Pie, Stir Fry, Salad, Rice, Pasta, Sandwich and Burger. Its value is the same in a sandwich as in a stew, which makes it a strong pick for light dishes. The Cooking skill makes each ingredient go further.

These dishes take the Kale as an ingredient, with the hunger it restores in each.

Dish Hunger Restored Note
Burger 8 -
Omelette 8 -
Pasta 8 -
Pie 8 -
Pizza 8 -
Rice 8 -
Salad 8 -
Sandwich 8 -
Soup 8 -
Stew 8 -
Stir Fry 8 -

Farming

Kale grows from Kale Seeds. A plant takes about 12 days to grow and gives 2 to 4 bunches at harvest. The sowing season runs from February to August. March and July are the best months to plant. Kale planted in November, December or January does poorly.

How the crop grows, from the game's farming data.

Seed Image Grow Time Harvest Sowing Months Best Months Spawn ID
Kale Seeds Kale Seeds 12 days 2-4 February, March, April, May, June, July, August March, July /additem Base.KaleSeed

Storage

Fresh Kale stays fresh for 3 days and is rotten by day 5. A fridge slows both counts. That short life means it is best cooked into a dish soon after harvest.

Locations

Produce crates always hold Kale. Grocery stands at Gigamart, grocery stores and outdoor supply stores carry it about half the time. Produce storage rooms turn it up now and then. Restaurant and fancy restaurant kitchen fridges hold it rarely.

The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container.

Location Container Chance
Produce crate Crate 100%
Gigamart Grocery stand 53.3%
Grocery store Grocery stand 53.3%
Outdoor supply store Grocery stand 53.3%
Produce storage Other 5.3%
Restaurant kitchen Fridge 2.1%
Fancy restaurant kitchen Fridge 2.1%

Notes

  • Kale adds the full 8 hunger even to sandwiches, salads and burgers.
  • It cooks in just 5 minutes, so watch it to avoid burning.
  • Kale is one of the more filling greens and also eases thirst.
  • Plant it in March or July for the best crop.


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Banana Banana -16 -5 105 5 7 0.2 /additem Base.Banana
Cherry Cherry -3 -1 5 4 9 0.1 /additem Base.Cherry
Grapefruit Grapefruit -20 -50 15 6 8 0.3 /additem Base.Grapefruit
Grapes Grapes -15 -5 62 5 8 0.2 /additem Base.Grapes
Mango Mango -20 -13 252 6 14 0.3 /additem Base.Mango
Orange Orange -12 -8 65 6 9 0.2 /additem Base.Orange
Peach Peach -12 -5 58 5 8 0.2 /additem Base.Peach
Pear Pear -16 -7 75 5 8 0.2 /additem Base.Pear
Pineapple Pineapple -24 -13 452 6 14 0.3 /additem Base.Pineapple
Watermelon Watermelon -60 -140 1355 6 8 3 /additem Base.Watermelon
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Broccoli Broccoli -9 -4 11 4 6 0.2 /additem Base.Broccoli
Brussels Sprouts Brussels Sprouts -20 -5 119 3 5 0.6 /additem Base.BrusselSprouts
Cabbage Cabbage -24 -10 180 2 4 0.2 /additem Base.Cabbage
Capers Capers -5 - 10 - - 0.1 /additem Base.Capers
Carrots Carrots -8 -4 25 6 8 0.2 /additem Base.Carrots
Cauliflower Cauliflower -9 -4 24 4 6 0.2 /additem Base.Cauliflower
Corn Corn -14 -4 88 5 8 0.2 /additem Base.Corn
Cucumber Cucumber -10 -10 33 6 14 0.3 /additem Base.Cucumber
Daikon Daikon -12 -5 54 5 8 0.2 /additem Base.Daikon
Dandelions Dandelions -5 - 25 6 10 0.1 /additem Base.Dandelions
Edamame Edamame -5 - 25 3 5 0.1 /additem Base.Edamame
Eggplant Eggplant -16 -9 114 5 8 0.2 /additem Base.Eggplant
Ginger (Pickled) Ginger (Pickled) -5 - 23 14 21 0.1 /additem Base.GingerPickled
Ginger Root Ginger Root -5 - 46 6 10 0.1 /additem Base.GingerRoot
Grape Leaves Grape Leaves -4 - 73 6 10 0.1 /additem Base.GrapeLeaves
Green Peas Green Peas -4 -1 70 3 5 0.2 /additem Base.Greenpeas
Habanero Habanero -2 - 15 5 8 0.1 /additem Base.PepperHabanero
Habanero (Dried) Habanero (Dried) -1 - 15 - - 0.1 /additem Base.PepperHabaneroDried
Jalapeno Jalapeno -2 - 15 5 8 0.1 /additem Base.PepperJalapeno
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Lemon Lemon -10 -5 17 7 9 0.2 /additem Base.Lemon
Lemongrass Lemongrass -1 - 0.1 6 10 0.1 /additem Base.LemonGrass
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Lime Lime -10 -5 17 7 9 0.2 /additem Base.Lime
Olives Olives -5 - 47 - - 0.1 /additem Base.Olives
Onion Onion -10 - 28 14 28 0.2 /additem Base.Onion
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Packaged Peas Packaged Peas -20 -5 119 3 5 0.6 /additem Base.Peas
Packaged Vegetables Packaged Vegetables -20 -5 271 3 5 0.6 /additem Base.MixedVegetables
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Potato Potato -18 -7 70 28 280 0.2 /additem Base.Potato
Pumpkin Pumpkin -40 - 404 14 28 1 /additem Base.Pumpkin
Pumpkin Seeds Pumpkin Seeds -5 - 155 - - 0.1 /additem Base.PumpkinSeed
Radish Radish -3 -1 1 3 7 0.1 /additem Base.RedRadish
Seaweed Seaweed -3 - 3 - - 0.2 /additem Base.Seaweed
Spinach Spinach -5 - 24 4 6 0.1 /additem Base.Spinach
Split Peas (Dried) Split Peas (Dried) -60 - 2217 - - 2 /additem Base.DriedSplitPeas
Squash Squash -20 - 202 14 28 0.5 /additem Base.Squash
Sweet Potato Sweet Potato -18 -7 70 28 280 0.2 /additem Base.SweetPotato
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