White Beans (Dried)
| White Beans (Dried) | |
|---|---|
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| Class | Fruits and Vegetables |
| Type | Bean |
| Hunger | -60 |
| Thirst | - |
| Calories | 2823 |
| Fresh | - |
| Rotten | - |
| Cook Time | - |
| Weight | 2 |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.DriedWhiteBeans
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White Beans (Dried) are a large packaged bag of dry white beans, a long-lasting staple for the larder. They must be cooked into a dish before they can be eaten. One bag holds an enormous amount of food energy and protein.
Dried beans keep without spoiling, which makes them an excellent food for a long-term stockpile. They are found on grocery and general store shelves and in food caches. The Farmer is the best occupation for fruits and vegetables. It starts with the most Agriculture skill.
Eating
A whole bag of dried white beans lowers hunger by 60. It holds 2823 calories, with 527 grams of carbohydrates and 188 grams of protein but very little fat. That makes it a huge store of energy and protein for a character trying to keep weight up.
The beans must go into a recipe before they can be eaten. The bag is heavy at 2.0 weight, so it suits a base larder better than a travel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Beans (Dried) | -60 | 2823 | 527 | 188 | 10 |
Cooking
Dried white beans go into Soup, Stew, Rice and Pasta, adding 10 hunger to each. A single bag supplies many pots, since each addition uses only part of it.
A pot of soup or stew with beans, vegetables and some meat makes a filling meal. The beans also give the dish a strong boost in protein.
These dishes take the White 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
Dried white beans keep indefinitely, so a bag can sit in a cupboard for as long as needed. That makes them a reliable food store for the long winters after fresh food runs out.
Locations
Dried white beans are a fairly common find in food shops. Gigamart and grocery store shelves hold them about one time in five. General store shelves carry them about one time in eight. Food caches hold them about one time in ten. House kitchen counters, shelves and cupboards each turn them up a few times in a hundred, as do survivor caches.
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
- A bag of dried beans keeps forever, so it is ideal for stocking a base.
- Dried beans must be cooked into soup, stew, rice or pasta before eating.
- One bag can be split across many pots of soup or stew.
- The bag is heavy, so it is best carried home rather than kept in a travel bag.
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