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Mussels

Mussels
Mussels
Class Raw Meat and Fish
Type -
Hunger -5
Thirst -
Calories 15
Fresh 2 days
Rotten 4 days
Cook Time 10 min
Weight 0.1
Location Containers
Spawn ID /additem Base.Mussels

Mussels are a small shellfish that can be eaten raw or cooked. They are very light at 0.1 weight. They are rich in protein but only a small snack.

Mussels are fresh seafood and spoil fast. They stay fresh for only two days. They should be eaten or cooked soon after they are found.

Mussels are a found item. Fancy restaurant displays, seafood counters and butcher display cases hold them. They also turn up on barbecues and stoves, and in household freezers. The Rancher is the best occupation for raw meat and fish. It starts with the most Butchering skill. The Chef and the Fishing Guide also start with some Butchering skill.

Eating

Eating mussels lowers hunger by 5. They hold only 15 calories. Their main nutrient is 22 grams of protein, with some carbohydrates and a little fat.

That protein is high for such a tiny item. It helps a character keep muscle. The low calorie count means mussels do almost nothing for body weight.

Mussels are safe to eat raw. They match Oysters closely, which also lower hunger by 5 with 15 calories and 22 grams of protein. Shrimp are more filling, lowering hunger by 10 with 80 calories. Raw Shrimp is dangerous, while raw mussels are not.

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
Mussels -5 15 10 22 4

Cooking

Mussels cook in 10 minutes and burn after 25. Cooking is optional, since they are already safe raw.

Storage

Mussels stay fresh for 2 days. They are fully rotten by day 4. A fridge slows both counts down. Household and restaurant freezers often hold them.

Locations

Mussels are a fairly common find in seafood kitchens. Fancy restaurant displays hold them most of the time. Butcher display cases in Gigamart kitchens and seafood restaurants carry them more than a third of the time. Barbecues hold them about a quarter of the time. Stoves in homes and survivor safehouses turn them up about a fifth of the time. Butcher display cases in grocery stores and freezers in homes and restaurants hold them now and then.

The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.

Location Container Chance
Fancy restaurant kitchen Restaurant display 80%
Gigamart kitchen Butcher display case 41.2%
Seafood kitchen Butcher display case 41.2%
Seafood kitchen Other 41.2%
Any building Barbecue 28.1%
Any building Barbecuepropane 14%
Gigamart Butcher display case 10.3%
Grocery store Butcher display case 10.3%
Viplounge Restaurant display 10%
Barbecue store Butcher display case 8.2%
Location Container Chance
Survivor safehouse Stove 19.7%
Location Container Chance
Kitchen Stove 18.6%
Kitchen Freezer 5.1%
Living room Freezer 5.1%
Garage storage Freezer 2.8%
Hoarder kitchen Fridge 2.5%
Hoarder kitchen Freezer 2%
Any building Fridge 1.9%
Living room Fridge 1.9%
Location Container Chance
Storage room Freezer 2.8%

Notes

  • Mussels are safe to eat raw, unlike Shrimp.
  • They rot within a few days, so they should be eaten quickly.
  • Barbecues and stoves in homes often hold a portion.
  • Fancy restaurant displays are the most reliable place to find them.


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Pork Pork -60 - 300 2 4 0.5 /additem Base.Pork
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Salami Salami -20 - 330 10 15 0.1 /additem Base.Salami
Sausage Sausage -20 - 180 2 4 0.1 /additem Base.Sausage
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Dead Rabbit Dead Rabbit -45 - 1730 8 12 1 /additem Base.DeadRabbit
Dead Rat Dead Rat -22 - 324 6 10 0.2 /additem Base.DeadRat
Dead Squirrel Dead Squirrel -32 - 480 8 12 0.4 /additem Base.DeadSquirrel
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Rat Baby (Dead) Rat Baby (Dead) -12 - 174.6 6 10 0.12 /additem Base.DeadRatBaby
Skinned Mouse (Dead) Skinned Mouse (Dead) -10 - 220 6 10 0.05 /additem Base.DeadMouseSkinned
Skinned Mouse Pups (Dead) Skinned Mouse Pups (Dead) -5 - 110 6 10 0.03 /additem Base.DeadMousePupsSkinned
Skinned Rat (Dead) Skinned Rat (Dead) -22 - 324 6 10 0.2 /additem Base.DeadRatSkinned
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Black Crappie Black Crappie -15 - 159 4 8 0.4 /additem Base.BlackCrappie
Blue Catfish Blue Catfish -15 - 159 4 8 0.4 /additem Base.BlueCatfish
Bluegill Bluegill -15 - 159 4 8 0.4 /additem Base.Bluegill
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Channel Catfish Channel Catfish -15 - 159 4 8 0.4 /additem Base.ChannelCatfish
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Crayfish Crayfish -10 - 40 2 4 0.2 /additem Base.Crayfish
Fish (Fried) Fish (Fried) -30 - 210 4 7 0.2 /additem Base.FishFried
Flathead Catfish Flathead Catfish -15 - 159 4 8 0.4 /additem Base.FlatheadCatfish
Freshwater Drum Freshwater Drum -15 - 159 4 8 0.4 /additem Base.FreshwaterDrum
Garlic Garlic -5 - 14 14 28 0.2 /additem Base.Garlic
Garlic (Powdered) Garlic (Powdered) -10 20 - - - 0.2 /additem Base.PowderedGarlic
Green Sunfish Green Sunfish -15 - 159 4 8 0.4 /additem Base.GreenSunfish
Jug of Vinegar Jug of Vinegar -100 - 0 - - 2 /additem Base.Vinegar_Jug
Largemouth Bass Largemouth Bass -15 - 159 4 8 0.4 /additem Base.LargemouthBass
Little Bait Fish Little Bait Fish -3 - 30 4 8 0.1 /additem Base.BaitFish
Margarine Margarine -24 - 3255 - - 0.3 /additem Base.Margarine
Muskellunge Muskellunge -15 - 159 4 8 0.4 /additem Base.Muskellunge
Opened Jar of Fish Roe Opened Jar of Fish Roe -10 - 150 3 5 0.8 /additem Base.CannedRoe_Open
Paddlefish Paddlefish -15 - 159 4 8 0.4 /additem Base.Paddlefish
Redear Sunfish Redear Sunfish -15 - 159 4 8 0.4 /additem Base.RedearSunfish
Rice Vinegar Rice Vinegar -20 - 20 - - 0.2 /additem Base.RiceVinegar
Salmon Salmon -30 - 270 2 4 0.3 /additem Base.Salmon
Sauger Sauger -15 - 159 4 8 0.4 /additem Base.Sauger
Smallmouth Bass Smallmouth Bass -15 - 159 4 8 0.4 /additem Base.SmallmouthBass
Spotted Bass Spotted Bass -15 - 159 4 8 0.4 /additem Base.SpottedBass
Striped Bass Striped Bass -15 - 159 4 8 0.4 /additem Base.StripedBass
Sugar Beet Sugar Beet -9 -4 24 4 6 0.2 /additem Base.SugarBeet
Sugar Cookie Sugar Cookie -5 - 120 - - 0.1 /additem Base.CookiesSugar
Sugar Cubes Sugar Cubes -4 - 44 - - 0.02 /additem Base.SugarCubes
Sugar Packet Sugar Packet -1 - 11 - - 0.01 /additem Base.SugarPacket
Vinegar Vinegar -10 - 0 - - 0.2 /additem Base.Vinegar2
Walleye Walleye -15 - 159 4 8 0.4 /additem Base.Walleye
White Bass White Bass -15 - 159 4 8 0.4 /additem Base.WhiteBass
White Crappie White Crappie -15 - 159 4 8 0.4 /additem Base.WhiteCrappie
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Shrimp Shrimp -10 - 80 2 4 0.1 /additem Base.Shrimp
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