How to Use Food Efficiency Calculator
Compare food sources, recipe returns, and build a session-ready meal plan.
Food efficiency
Compare nutrition, craft returns, and meal plans
Game Version: Hotfix 0.1.2 (Updated: Feb 4, 2026)
Compare calories, hydration, and recipe yields, then build a fast meal plan for your next run. This tool focuses on foods with measurable nutrition values.
Foods indexed
24
Gatherable options
5
Craftable options
15
Top efficiency pick
Aqua Chew
Score 120.0 / 0 cal / 100 hyd
Efficiency score = (hydration x 1.2) + (calories x 0.6) - (toxicity x 0.4).
Food comparison
Rank foods by the nutrition that matters to you
Filter by source, focus calories or hydration, and sort by efficiency or craft input cost.
Gather time uses a fixed baseline (2.5s) to normalize efficiency when timing details are unavailable.
Efficiency snapshot
Top foods by time efficiency
Bars use calories + hydration per minute from the best available route.
Comparison table
Food efficiency index
Showing 24 foods with nutrition values.
GatherCraftBoth
FoodNutritionEffectsSourceInputsScore
Aqua Chew
Eat for effects. Gain 100 Hydration.
0 cal / 100 hyd
No toxicity
No extra effects
Craft
Aqua Chew / 3x Hydrobulb + 1x Prism Herb
Input ratio 4.00
120.0
Aqua Gel
Eat for effects. Gain 75 Hydration.
0 cal / 75 hyd
No toxicity
No extra effects
Craft
Aqua Gel / 4x Hydrobulb + 1x Grubbler
Input ratio 2.50
90.0
Hydrolite
Eat for effects. Gain 55 Hydration.
0 cal / 55 hyd
No toxicity
No extra effects
Craft
Hydrolite / 4x Hydrobulb
Input ratio 4.00
66.0
Aqua Bar
Eat for effects. Gain 50 Hydration.
0 cal / 50 hyd
No toxicity
No extra effects
Craft
Aqua Bar / 5x Hydrobulb + 1x Serpent Root
Input ratio 2.00
60.0
Supporter Survival Package
A little bonus for our favorite employees. Eat to gain effects. Heal 50 HP. Gain 50 Hydration, 40 Calories. Reduce 30 Toxicity. Double Stamina regeneration for 60 minutes.
0 cal / 50 hyd
No toxicity
No extra effects
Unlisted
No gather or craft route listed here.
No input info
60.0
Calorie Bar
Eat for effects. Gain 90 Calories.
90 cal / 0 hyd
No toxicity
No extra effects
Craft
Calorie Bar / 3x Polufruit + 1x Serpent Root
Input ratio 4.00
54.0
Calorie Gel
Eat for effects. Gain 65 Calories.
65 cal / 0 hyd
No toxicity
No extra effects
Craft
Calorie Gel / 4x Polufruit + 1x Grubbler
Input ratio 2.50
39.0
Aqua Fluid
Eat for effects. Heal 30 HP. Gain 28 Hydration, 10 Toxicity.
0 cal / 28 hyd
No toxicity
No extra effects
Craft
Aqua Fluid / 2x Hydrobulb + 1x Star Tears
Input ratio 3.00
33.6
Calorie Chew
Eat for effects. Gain 40 Calories.
40 cal / 0 hyd
No toxicity
No extra effects
Craft
Calorie Chew / 5x Polufruit + 1x Prism Herb
Input ratio 2.00
24.0
Nutri Gel
Eat for effects. Gain 40 Calories, 50 Hydration.
40 cal / 0 hyd
No toxicity
No extra effects
Craft
Nutri Gel / 4x Prickler + 1x Grubbler
Input ratio 5.00
24.0
Oxallop
Eat for effects. Gain 20 Hydration, 10 Toxicity.
0 cal / 20 hyd
No toxicity
No extra effects
Gather
Oxallop Fruit / x1
Est. time 2.1s · Moderate
Yield 1 per interaction
Time efficiency 571 pts/min (Gather)
24.0
Polisnack
Eat for effects. Gain 35 Calories.
35 cal / 0 hyd
No toxicity
No extra effects
Craft
Polisnack / 4x Polufruit
Input ratio 4.00
21.0
Hydrobulb
Eat for effects. Gain 15 Hydration.
0 cal / 15 hyd
No toxicity
No extra effects
Gather
Hydrobulb / x1
Est. time 2.6s · Moderate
Yield 1 per interaction
Time efficiency 346 pts/min (Gather)
18.0
Nutri Chew
Eat for effects. Gain 30 Calories, 40 Hydration.
30 cal / 0 hyd
No toxicity
No extra effects
Craft
Nutri Chew / 4x Prickler + 1x Prism Herb
Input ratio 2.50
18.0
Survival Food Pack
Eat for effects. Heal 15 HP. Gain 25 Calories, 35 Hydration.
25 cal / 0 hyd
No toxicity
No extra effects
Unlisted
No gather or craft route listed here.
No input info
15.0
Calorie Fluid
Eat for effects. Heal 30 HP. Gain 20 Calories, 10 Toxicity.
20 cal / 0 hyd
No toxicity
No extra effects
Craft
Calorie Fluid / 2x Polufruit + 1x Star Tears
Input ratio 3.00
12.0
Glowcap
Eat for effects. Heal 50 HP. Gain 20 Calories, 30 Hydration.
20 cal / 0 hyd
No toxicity
No extra effects
Gather
Sikkimrhubarb Fruit / x2
Est. time 2.3s · Easy
Yield 2 per interaction
Time efficiency 1043 pts/min (Gather)
12.0
Nutri Bar
Eat for effects. Gain 20 Calories, 30 Hydration.
20 cal / 0 hyd
No toxicity
No extra effects
Craft
Nutri Bar / 5x Prickler + 1x Serpent Root
Input ratio 2.00
12.0
Figler
Eat for effects. Gain 15 Calories, 20 Hydration.
15 cal / 0 hyd
No toxicity
No extra effects
Craft
Figler / 4x Prickler
Input ratio 4.00
9.0
Polufruit
Eat for effects. Gain 11 Calories.
11 cal / 0 hyd
No toxicity
No extra effects
Gather
Polifruit / x1
Est. time 2.1s · Moderate
Yield 1 per interaction
Time efficiency 314 pts/min (Gather)
6.6
Nutri Fluid
Eat for effects. Heal 30 HP. Gain 10 Calories, 15 Hydration, 10 Toxicity.
10 cal / 0 hyd
No toxicity
No extra effects
Craft
Nutri Fluid / 2x Prickler + 1x Star Tears
Input ratio 3.00
6.0
Coralion Meat
Eat for effects. Heal 10 HP. Gain 5 Calories, 5 Hydration, 15 Toxicity.
5 cal / 0 hyd
No toxicity
No extra effects
Unlisted
No gather or craft route listed here.
No input info
3.0
Prickler
Eat for effects. Gain 5 Calories, 8 Hydration.
5 cal / 0 hyd
No toxicity
No extra effects
Gather
Thornfruit Fruit / x2
Est. time 2.3s · Easy
Yield 2 per interaction
Time efficiency 261 pts/min (Gather)
3.0
Vulpir Meat
Eat for effects. Gain 5 Calories, 5 Hydration, 50 Energy, 10 Toxicity.
5 cal / 0 hyd
No toxicity
No extra effects
Unlisted
No gather or craft route listed here.
No input info
3.0
Recipe ROI
Nutrition return on ingredients
ROI compares recipe output nutrition to eating the recipe inputs directly. Unlock costs include DP requirements, and payback crafts divide DP by net nutrition gain per craft.
RecipeInputsUnlock costOutput nutritionInput nutritionROIPaybackRecommendation
Hydrolite
Tier 0
4x Hydrobulb
None
55 pts
60 pts
0.92x
-5 pts
N/A
Low priority
Polisnack
Tier 0
4x Polufruit
None
35 pts
44 pts
0.80x
-9 pts
N/A
Low priority
Figler
Tier 0
4x Prickler
100 DP + 50x Prickler
15 pts
20 pts
0.75x
-5 pts
N/A
Low priority
Meal planner
Build a session-ready food plan
Enter your observed drain rates. The planner uses your numbers only and does not apply hidden multipliers.
Recommended plan
Fastest coverage with top efficiency foods
Hydration-first, then calories, using the highest efficiency foods available.
Hydration need
96 pts
Calorie need
144 pts
Confidence (coverage)
100%
Prep time
0 min
Aqua Chew
x10 cal / 100 hyd
Calorie Bar
x290 cal / 0 hyd
Starvation risk
Estimate how long your current stock lasts
Add inventory counts to see a conservative survival window.
FoodQuantity
Total calories
0Total hydration
0Estimated survival time
0 minRisk level
CriticalResupply target
0 minEarly game
Gather-first staples
- Prioritize foods with strong hydration to stretch early runs.
- Pick gatherable items with high yields per interaction.
- Save crafted foods for longer sessions or difficult biomes.
Mid game
Craft for efficiency
- Use the ROI table to find recipes that return more nutrition.
- Batch craft before multi-hour sessions or ruin dives.
- Watch toxicity to avoid stacking too many buffs at once.
Late game
Plan for duration
- Long-duration foods shine when travel time is high.
- Mix calorie and hydration items for balanced coverage.
- Keep a buffer in storage for rupture windows.