Rust Food
Every food ranked by calories, with hydration and what it heals. Cook raw meat to roughly double its calories and drop the food-poisoning risk.
| Food | Calories | Hydration | Health | Heal/time | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Serum | 500 | +500 | — | — | — |
| Candy Cane Club | 300 | +100 | — | +16 | — |
| Brioche Bread | 190 | +13 | — | +10 | — |
 Bread Loaf | 150 | +10 | — | +8 | — |
 Potato | 125 | +5 | — | +6 | — |
| Cooked Big Cat Meat | 120 | +1 | — | +7 | — |
| Cooked Beef | 120 | +1 | — | +7 | — |
| Cooked Mutton | 120 | +1 | — | +7 | — |
| Can of Beans | 100 | +25 | — | +4 | — |
| Chocolate Bar | 100 | +1 | — | +2 | — |
| Cooked Bear Meat | 100 | +1 | — | +5 | — |
| Cooked Crocodile Meat | 100 | +1 | — | +5 | — |
| Cooked Snake Meat | 100 | +1 | — | +5 | — |
| Rich Apple Pie | 100 | +19 | +3 | — | — |
| Rich Bear Pie | 100 | +19 | +3 | — | — |
| Rich Beef Pie | 100 | +19 | +3 | — | — |
| Rich Big Cat Pie | 100 | +19 | +3 | — | — |
| Rich Chicken Pie | 100 | +19 | +3 | — | — |
| Rich Fish Pie | 100 | +19 | +3 | — | — |
| Rich Hunters Pie | 100 | +19 | +3 | — | — |
| Rich Shepherds Pie | 100 | +19 | +3 | — | — |
| Rich Pork Pie | 100 | +19 | +3 | — | — |
| Rich Pumpkin Pie | 100 | +19 | +3 | — | — |
| Birthday Cake | 100 | +1 | — | +10 | — |
| Milky Pure Cooling Tea | 90 | +45 | — | — | — |
| Milky Pure Harvesting Tea | 90 | +45 | — | — | — |
| Milky Pure Healing Tea | 90 | +45 | +10 | +100 | — |
| Milky Pure Max Health Tea | 90 | +45 | — | — | — |
| Milky Pure Ore Tea | 90 | +45 | — | — | — |
| Milky Pure Anti-Rad Tea | 90 | +45 | — | — | — |
| Milky Pure Scrap Tea | 90 | +45 | — | — | — |
| Milky Pure Warming Tea | 90 | +45 | — | — | — |
| Milky Pure Wood Tea | 90 | +45 | — | — | — |
| Apple Pie | 80 | +15 | +2 | — | — |
| Bear Pie | 80 | +15 | +2 | — | — |
| Beef Pie | 80 | +15 | +2 | — | — |
| Big Cat Pie | 80 | +15 | +2 | — | — |
| Chicken Pie | 80 | +15 | +2 | — | — |
| Crocodile Pie | 80 | +15 | +2 | — | — |
| Fish Pie | 80 | +15 | +2 | — | — |
| Hunters Pie | 80 | +15 | +2 | — | — |
| Shepherds Pie | 80 | +15 | +2 | — | — |
| Pork Pie | 80 | +15 | +2 | — | — |
| Pumpkin Pie | 80 | +15 | +2 | — | — |
| Survivor's Pie | 80 | +15 | +2 | — | — |
 Pumpkin | 80 | +30 | — | +8 | — |
 Corn | 75 | +10 | — | +6 | — |
 Wheat | 75 | +10 | — | +6 | — |
| Granola Bar | 60 | — | — | +5 | — |
| Cooked Fish | 60 | +15 | — | +5 | — |
| Cooked Pork | 60 | +1 | — | +5 | — |
 Raw Pork | 60 | — | — | — | poison |
| Cooked Wolf Meat | 60 | +1 | — | +5 | — |
| Milk | 60 | +45 | +2 | — | — |
| Can of Tuna | 50 | +15 | — | +2 | — |
 Jar of Honey | 50 | — | — | +3 | rad |
| Pickles | 50 | +20 | — | +5 | — |
| Cooked Horse Meat | 45 | +3 | — | +8 | — |
| Creamy Pure Cooling Tea | 45 | +30 | +5 | — | — |
| Creamy Pure Harvesting Tea | 45 | +30 | +5 | — | — |
| Creamy Pure Healing Tea | 45 | +30 | +18 | +97 | — |
| Creamy Pure Max Health Tea | 45 | +30 | +5 | — | — |
| Creamy Pure Ore Tea | 45 | +30 | +5 | — | — |
| Creamy Pure Anti-Rad Tea | 45 | +30 | +5 | — | — |
| Creamy Pure Scrap Tea | 45 | +30 | +5 | — | — |
| Creamy Pure Warming Tea | 45 | +30 | +5 | — | — |
| Creamy Pure Wood Tea | 45 | +30 | +5 | — | — |
 Black Raspberries | 40 | +20 | +10 | — | poison |
| Egg | 40 | +15 | — | +2 | — |
| Cooked Chicken | 40 | +3 | — | +10 | — |
| Cooked Deer Meat | 40 | +3 | — | +10 | — |
 Apple | 30 | +15 | +2 | — | — |
 Blueberries | 30 | +20 | +10 | — | poison |
| Cooked Human Meat | 30 | -30 | — | +2 | — |
| Cream | 30 | +9 | +1.5 | — | — |
| Skimmed Milk | 30 | +36 | +1 | — | — |
| Burnt Bear Meat | 25 | — | — | +1 | — |
| Halloween Candy | 25 | — | — | +1 | — |
 Raw Chicken Breast | 20 | — | — | — | poison |
 Raw Deer Meat | 20 | — | — | — | poison |
 Raw Horse Meat | 20 | — | — | — | poison |
 Raw Wolf Meat | 20 | — | — | — | poison |
| Rotten Apple | 15 | +2 | +2 | — | — |
| Coconut | 15 | +50 | — | +2 | — |
| Burnt Pork | 15 | — | — | +1 | — |
| Burnt Wolf Meat | 15 | — | — | +1 | — |
| Mushroom | 15 | +5 | +3 | — | — |
| Minnows | 10 | +1 | — | +1 | — |
 Raw Bear Meat | 10 | +3 | — | — | poison |
| Spoiled Bear Meat | 10 | +2 | — | — | poison |
 Raw Big Cat Meat | 10 | +3 | — | — | poison |
| Spoiled Big Cat Meat | 10 | +2 | — | — | poison |
| Burnt Chicken | 10 | — | — | +2 | — |
| Spoiled Chicken | 10 | +2 | — | — | poison |
| Raw Beef | 10 | +3 | — | — | poison |
| Spoiled Beef | 10 | +2 | — | — | poison |
 Raw Crocodile Meat | 10 | +3 | — | — | poison |
| Spoiled Crocodile Meat | 10 | +2 | — | — | poison |
| Burnt Deer Meat | 10 | — | — | +2 | — |
| Spoiled Deer Meat | 10 | +2 | — | — | poison |
| Spoiled Fish Meat | 10 | +2 | — | — | poison |
| Burnt Horse Meat | 10 | — | — | +2 | — |
| Spoiled Horse Meat | 10 | +2 | — | — | poison |
| Spoiled Human Meat | 10 | +2 | — | — | poison |
| Raw Mutton | 10 | +3 | — | — | poison |
| Spoiled Mutton | 10 | +2 | — | — | poison |
| Spoiled Pork Meat | 10 | +2 | — | — | poison |
 Raw Snake Meat | 10 | +3 | — | — | poison |
| Spoiled Snake Meat | 10 | +2 | — | — | poison |
| Spoiled Wolf Meat | 10 | +2 | — | — | poison |
| Burnt Human Meat | 6 | -30 | — | — | — |
| Cactus Flesh | 5 | +20 | — | +3 | — |
 Raw Fish | 5 | +1 | — | — | — |
| Raw Human Meat | 5 | -3 | — | — | poison |
 Black Berry | 5 | +2 | — | — | — |
 Blue Berry | 5 | +2 | — | — | — |
 Green Berry | 5 | +2 | — | — | — |
 Red Berry | 5 | +2 | — | — | — |
 White Berry | 5 | +2 | — | — | — |
 Yellow Berry | 5 | +2 | — | — | — |
| Honeycomb | 5 | — | — | — | — |
 Grub | 3 | -15 | — | — | — |
 Worm | 1 | -10 | — | — | — |
Datamined consumable stats, game data verified Oct 2026. Cooked foods shown where they exist.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best food in Rust?expand_more
For raw calories, Super Serum tops the list at 500 calories. For staying alive in a fight, foods that heal are what matter — Creamy Pure Healing Tea restores the most health (115 total). Most players carry cooked meat or a stack of berries: cheap, filling and mildly hydrating.
What food gives the most calories in Rust?expand_more
Super Serum (500 cal), followed by Candy Cane Club (300) and Brioche Bread (190). Cooked meats sit high too — cooking raw meat roughly doubles its calories and removes the food poisoning risk.
What food hydrates you in Rust?expand_more
Berries and fruit give the most hydration per bite — black raspberries, blueberries and apples all restore hydration on top of calories. Water sources (a water bottle, a well or the ocean via a bucket) hydrate far more, but fruit is handy when you're roaming.
Does cooking food matter in Rust?expand_more
Yes. Raw meat can give food poisoning (damage + vomiting) and has low calories; cooking it on a campfire or furnace roughly doubles the calories and makes it safe. Overcook it and it burns into near-useless charcoal-tier food, so pull it off in time.
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