Kidney Beans (Dried)
| Kidney Beans (Dried) | |
|---|---|
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| Class | Fruits and Vegetables |
| Type | Bean |
| Hunger | -60 |
| Thirst | - |
| Calories | 3265 |
| Fresh | - |
| Rotten | - |
| Cook Time | - |
| Weight | 2 |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.DriedKidneyBeans
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Kidney Beans (Dried) is a large bag of dried red kidney beans. It is a long keeping staple for soups, stews, rice and pasta. The beans must be cooked into a dish before they can be eaten.
One bag holds an enormous amount of food energy and protein. That makes it a strong supply for a long term base. It never spoils, so a stock of bags keeps for as long as it is needed. Dried beans sit on grocery and general store shelves, and they also turn up in hidden food caches. The Farmer is the best occupation for fruits and vegetables. It starts with the most Agriculture skill.
Eating
The beans cannot be eaten straight from the bag. They have to go into a recipe first, and the item tooltip says so.
The whole bag lowers hunger by 60 when cooked into dishes. It holds 3,265 calories, with 508 grams of carbohydrates, 272 grams of protein and 13 grams of fat. That is a huge store of energy for one item, and a strong way to keep body weight up.
Compared with the other dried beans, kidney beans carry the most protein and energy. Black Beans (Dried) hold 3,084 calories and 199 grams of protein. White Beans (Dried) hold 2,823 calories and 188 grams of protein. All three lower hunger by 60 per bag.
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 | Calories | Carbs | Protein | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney Beans (Dried) | -60 | 3265 | 508 | 272 | 13 |
Cooking
Dried kidney beans add 10 hunger each to Soup, Stew, Rice and Pasta. A bag supplies many portions before it is empty. A pot of soup or stew with beans, a vegetable and some meat makes a filling meal.
Beans pair well with other long keeping foods such as rice and pasta. That makes them useful late in a run, when fresh food is scarce. The Cooking skill makes each ingredient go further.
These dishes take the Kidney Beans (Dried) as an ingredient, with the hunger it restores in each.
| Dish | Hunger Restored | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Pasta | 10 | - |
| Rice | 10 | - |
| Soup | 10 | - |
| Stew | 10 | - |
Storage
The bag is packaged and keeps indefinitely. It is a staple worth hoarding for the winter months. Its weight of 2.0 makes it better stored at a base than carried.
Locations
Gigamart and grocery store shelves hold dried kidney beans about one time in five. General store shelves carry them a little less often. Hidden food caches hold them now and then in their food boxes. Grocery storage rooms, survivor cache counters and house kitchens and living rooms give a small chance. Cafeteria kitchens hold them rarely.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Gigamart | Shelves | 22.2% |
| Grocery store | Shelves | 22.2% |
| General store | Shelves | 13.3% |
| Grocery store | Other | 3.8% |
| Grocery storage | Other | 3.8% |
| Cafeteria kitchen | Metal shelves | 0.8% |
| Cafeteria kitchen | Other | 0.8% |
| Cafeteria kitchen | Shelves | 0.8% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Food cache1 | Food box | 9.5% |
| Survivor cache | Counter | 2.2% |
| Survivor cache | Counter | 2.2% |
| Survivor cache (large building) | Counter | 2.2% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Kitchen | Counter | 2.2% |
| Kitchen | Metal shelves | 2.2% |
| Kitchen | Overhead cupboard | 2.2% |
| Kitchen | Shelves | 2.2% |
| Living room | Counter | 2.2% |
| Living room | Overhead cupboard | 2.2% |
Notes
- The beans must go into a soup, stew, rice or pasta dish before they can be eaten.
- One bag holds over 3,000 calories, so a few bags feed a base for a long time.
- Kidney beans hold more protein than black or white dried beans.
- A bag never spoils, so stock up for the late game.
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