88 foods · Valheim 1.0.16

Best food by biome

Eaten again at half

91%

of full value on average

Left to run out

77%

of full value on average

Meadows: most health

115

25 base + 3 foods

Deep North: most health

325

25 base + 3 foods

Meadows

Foods whose every ingredient and cooking station can be had by the Meadows.

Most health

115

health · avg 107

stamina · avg 77

—

eitr · regen 36/min

Per hour, eaten at half time: 6 Deer Meat, 6 Boar Meat, 6 Neck Tail

Most stamina

health · avg 52

120

stamina · avg 114

—

eitr · regen 18/min

Per hour, eaten at half time: 12 Raspberries, 8 Honey, 8 Mushroom

Health + stamina

health · avg 92

107

stamina · avg 102

—

eitr · regen 30/min

Per hour, eaten at half time: 8 Honey, 6 Deer Meat, 6 Boar Meat

Black Forest

Foods whose every ingredient and cooking station can be had by the Black Forest.

Most health

150

health · avg 139

stamina · avg 87

—

eitr · regen 48/min

Per hour, eaten at half time: 9.6 Carrot, 6 Bear Meat, 4.8 Deer Meat, 4.8 Blueberries

Most stamina

health · avg 59

170

stamina · avg 160

—

eitr · regen 30/min

Per hour, eaten at half time: 14.4 Carrot, 12 Raspberries, 9 Blueberries, 8 Honey

Health + stamina

health · avg 93

150

stamina · avg 141

—

eitr · regen 42/min

Per hour, eaten at half time: 19.2 Carrot, 13.8 Blueberries, 12 Raspberries, 4.8 Mushroom

Swamp

Foods whose every ingredient and cooking station can be had by the Swamp.

Most health

175

health · avg 162

100

stamina · avg 96

—

eitr · regen 54/min

Per hour, eaten at half time: 6 Bloodbag, 6 Honey, 6 Turnip, 4.8 Entrails

Most stamina

health · avg 70

200

stamina · avg 187

—

eitr · regen 30/min

Per hour, eaten at half time: 14.4 Turnip, 14.4 Carrot, 12 Raspberries, 12 Blueberries

Health + stamina

148

health · avg 137

140

stamina · avg 132

—

eitr · regen 48/min

Per hour, eaten at half time: 20.4 Turnip, 6 Boar Meat, 6 Bloodbag, 6 Honey

Mountains

Foods whose every ingredient and cooking station can be had by the Mountains.

Most health

195

health · avg 180

106

stamina · avg 101

—

eitr · regen 54/min

Per hour, eaten at half time: 9.6 Mushroom, 6 Bloodbag, 6 Honey, 6 Turnip

Most stamina

health · avg 79

230

stamina · avg 214

—

eitr · regen 24/min

Per hour, eaten at half time: 18 Onion, 14.4 Greydwarf Eye, 14.4 Turnip, 4.8 Freeze Gland

Health + stamina

131

health · avg 122

196

stamina · avg 183

—

eitr · regen 30/min

Per hour, eaten at half time: 22.8 Onion, 14.4 Greydwarf Eye, 9.6 Mushroom, 4.8 Freeze Gland

Plains

Foods whose every ingredient and cooking station can be had by the Plains.

Most health

235

health · avg 217

118

stamina · avg 112

—

eitr · regen 66/min

Per hour, eaten at half time: 35.2 Barley, 9.6 Perch, 9.6 Mushroom, 8 Cloudberries

Most stamina

health · avg 88

260

stamina · avg 242

—

eitr · regen 30/min

Per hour, eaten at half time: 40 Barley, 14.4 Greydwarf Eye, 8 Thistle, 8 Bloodbag

Health + stamina

148

health · avg 137

219

stamina · avg 204

—

eitr · regen 48/min

Per hour, eaten at half time: 56 Barley, 8 Thistle, 8 Bloodbag, 8 Cloudberries

Mistlands

Foods whose every ingredient and cooking station can be had by the Mistlands.

Most health

270

health · avg 249

130

stamina · avg 123

—

eitr · regen 90/min

Per hour, eaten at half time: 22.4 Jotun Puffs, 12 Honey, 9.6 Carrot, 8.8 Hare Meat

Most stamina

109

health · avg 102

305

stamina · avg 283

—

eitr · regen 54/min

Per hour, eaten at half time: 40 Barley, 19.2 Jotun Puffs, 14.4 Egg, 4.8 Onion

Health + stamina

168

health · avg 156

253

stamina · avg 235

—

eitr · regen 66/min

Per hour, eaten at half time: 40 Barley, 28.8 Jotun Puffs, 14.4 Egg, 9.6 Carrot

Most eitr

105

health · avg 98

stamina · avg 86

240

eitr · regen 54/min

Per hour, eaten at half time: 19.2 Sap, 18.4 Magecap, 14.4 Barley, 13.6 Royal Jelly

Ashlands

Foods whose every ingredient and cooking station can be had by the Ashlands.

Most health

325

health · avg 299

151

stamina · avg 142

—

eitr · regen 108/min

Per hour, eaten at half time: 17.6 Vineberry Cluster, 17.6 Asksvin Tail, 16 Barley, 4.8 Volture Meat

Most stamina

121

health · avg 113

335

stamina · avg 310

—

eitr · regen 66/min

Per hour, eaten at half time: 56 Barley, 8 Vineberry Cluster, 4.8 Jotun Puffs, 4.8 Onion

Health + stamina

264

health · avg 243

219

stamina · avg 204

—

eitr · regen 96/min

Per hour, eaten at half time: 32 Barley, 16 Vineberry Cluster, 12.8 Asksvin Tail, 4.8 Volture Meat

Most eitr

115

health · avg 107

stamina · avg 91

270

eitr · regen 66/min

Per hour, eaten at half time: 31.2 Sap, 21.6 Magecap, 17.6 Smoke Puff, 9.6 Vineberry Cluster

Deep North

Foods whose every ingredient and cooking station can be had by the Deep North.

Most health

325

health · avg 299

151

stamina · avg 142

—

eitr · regen 108/min

Per hour, eaten at half time: 17.6 Vineberry Cluster, 17.6 Asksvin Tail, 16 Barley, 4.8 Volture Meat

Most stamina

Oatmeal39/115/85
Pancakes39/115
Oat Milk37/110

140

health · avg 130

390

stamina · avg 361

eitr · regen 90/min

Per hour, eaten at half time: 61.3 Oat Seeds, 50.7 Ice, 8 Lingonberries, 2.7 Egg

Health + stamina

Oatmeal39/115/85
Pancakes39/115
Oat Milk37/110

140

health · avg 130

390

stamina · avg 361

eitr · regen 90/min

Per hour, eaten at half time: 61.3 Oat Seeds, 50.7 Ice, 8 Lingonberries, 2.7 Egg

Most eitr

124

health · avg 115

stamina · avg 95

290

eitr · regen 78/min

Per hour, eaten at half time: 31.2 Sap, 17.6 Magecap, 17.6 Smoke Puff, 9.6 Vineberry Cluster

Not in the lists above: Cooked Serpent Meat, Serpent Stew (needs serpents, found only at sea); Baked Poteitr, Fish Soup, Meatballs and Poteitr, Meat In Bread, Blue Mushroom, Seal Meat Soup, Smoked Fish, Smoked Moose Meat (an ingredient whose place the files don't give).

How food fades

100% time left

100%

of its value

75% time left

92%

of its value

50% time left

81%

of its value

25% time left

66%

of its value

10% time left

50%

of its value

2% time left

31%

of its value

You can eat the same food again once less than half its time is left (Food.CanEatAgain). Doing so keeps it between 81% and 100% of its value.

Every food: value per meal


Meat In Bread	—	110	37	—	30	42	42.3	4
Seal Meat Soup	—	110	37	—	30	42	42.3	4
Piquant Pie	Ashlands	105	35	—	30	36	40.4	4
Smoked Moose Meat	—	105	35	—	25	42	33.7	4.8
Mashed Meat	Ashlands	100	34	—	25	36	32.1	4.8
Honey Glazed Chicken	Mistlands	80	26	—	30	30	30.8	4
Meat Platter	Mistlands	80	26	—	30	30	30.8	4
Serpent Stew	Ocean	80	26	—	30	24	30.8	4
Fiery Svinstew	Ashlands	95	32	—	25	36	30.4	4.8
Cooked Bonemaw Meat	Ashlands	90	30	—	25	36	28.8	4.8
Lox Meat Pie	Plains	75	24	—	30	24	28.8	4
Misthare Supreme	Mistlands	85	28	—	25	30	27.2	4.8
Fish Wraps	Plains	70	23	—	25	24	22.4	4.8
Cooked Serpent Meat	Ocean	70	23	—	25	18	22.4	4.8
Wolf Skewer	Mountains	65	21	—	25	18	20.8	4.8
Cooked Moose Meat	Deep North	80	27	—	20	42	20.5	6
Cooked Asksvin Tail	Ashlands	70	24	—	20	36	17.9	6
Cooked Volture Meat	Ashlands	70	24	—	20	36	17.9	6
Sausages	Swamp	55	18	—	25	18	17.6	4.8
Frosted Sweetbread	Plains	43	43	—	30	24	16.5	4
Cooked Seeker Meat	Mistlands	60	20	—	20	30	15.4	6
Cooked Chicken Meat	Plains	60	20	—	20	30	15.4	6
Cooked Hare Meat	Mistlands	60	20	—	20	30	15.4	6
Cooked Seal Blubber	Deep North	60	20	—	20	30	15.4	6
Oatmeal	Deep North	39	115	85	30	30	15	4
Pancakes	Deep North	39	115	—	30	30	15	4
Deer Stew	Black Forest	45	15	—	25	18	14.4	4.8
Fish Soup	—	37	18	105	30	30	14.2	4
Oven Pancake	Deep North	37	18	105	30	30	14.2	4
Pulled Bear	Black Forest	37	16	—	30	18	14.2	4
Roasted Crust Pie	Ashlands	34	100	—	30	24	13.1	4
Black Soup	Swamp	50	17	—	20	18	12.8	6
Cooked Lox Meat	Plains	50	16	—	20	24	12.8	6
Minced Meat Sauce	Black Forest	40	13	—	25	18	12.8	4.8
Oats	Deep North	33	33	—	30	18	12.7	4
Wolf Jerky	Mountains	33	33	—	30	18	12.7	4
Marinated Greens	Ashlands	32	16	95	30	24	12.3	4
Oat Milk	Deep North	37	110	—	25	30	11.9	4.8
Cooked Wolf Meat	Mountains	45	15	—	20	18	11.5	6
Fish 'n' Bread	Mistlands	30	90	—	30	18	11.5	4
Cooked Fish	Swamp	45	15	—	20	12	11.5	6
Kale Chips	Deep North	35	105	—	25	30	11.2	4.8
Lingonberry Juice	Deep North	35	105	—	25	30	11.2	4.8
Meatballs and Poteitr	—	35	18	105	25	30	11.2	4.8
Baked Poteitr	—	34	17	100	25	30	10.9	4.8
Seeker Aspic	Mistlands	28	14	85	30	18	10.8	4
Cooked Bear Meat	Black Forest	40	13	—	20	12	10.3	6
Scorching Medley	Ashlands	32	95	—	25	24	10.3	4.8
Blood Pudding	Plains	25	75	—	30	12	9.6	4
Smoked Fish	—	30	16	95	25	30	9.6	4.8
Sparkling Shroomshake	Ashlands	30	15	90	25	24	9.6	4.8
Spicy Marmalade	Ashlands	30	90	—	25	24	9.6	4.8
Cooked Deer Meat	Meadows	35	12	—	20	12	9	6
Cooked Egg	Plains	35	12	—	20	12	9	6
Mushroom Omelette	Mistlands	28	85	—	25	18	9	4.8
Sizzling Berry Broth	Ashlands	28	14	85	25	24	9	4.8
Boar Jerky	Black Forest	23	23	—	30	12	8.8	4
Yggdrasil Porridge	Mistlands	27	13	80	25	18	8.7	4.8
Salad	Mistlands	26	80	—	25	18	8.3	4.8
Stuffed Mushroom	Mistlands	25	12	75	25	18	8	4.8
Cooked Boar Meat	Meadows	30	10	—	20	12	7.7	6
Bread	Plains	23	70	—	25	12	7.4	4.8
Eyescream	Mountains	21	65	—	25	6	6.7	4.8
Kale	Deep North	35	35	—	15	6	6.7	8
Lingonberries	Deep North	35	35	—	15	6	6.7	8
Poteitr	Deep North	35	35	35	15	6	6.7	8
Grilled Neck Tail	Meadows	25	8	—	20	12	6.4	6
Fiddlehead	Ashlands	30	30	—	15	6	5.8	8
Turnip Stew	Swamp	18	55	—	25	12	5.8	4.8
Vineberry Cluster	Ashlands	30	30	30	15	6	5.8	8
Onion Soup	Mountains	20	60	—	20	6	5.1	6
Carrot Soup	Black Forest	15	45	—	25	12	4.8	4.8
Jotun Puffs	Mistlands	25	25	—	15	6	4.8	8
Magecap	Mistlands	25	25	25	15	6	4.8	8
Muckshake	Swamp	16	50	—	20	6	4.1	6
Luminous Larva	Deep North	30	30	—	10	6	3.8	12
Queen's Jam	Black Forest	14	40	—	20	12	3.6	6
Mushroom	Meadows	15	15	—	15	6	2.9	8
Smoke Puff	Ashlands	15	15	—	15	6	2.9	8
Royal Jelly	Mistlands	15	15	—	15	6	2.9	8
Blue Mushroom	—	20	20	—	10	6	2.6	12
Cloudberries	Plains	13	40	—	15	6	2.5	8
Onion	Mountains	13	40	—	15	6	2.5	8
Carrot	Black Forest	10	32	—	15	6	1.9	8
Honey	Meadows	8	35	—	15	6	1.5	8
Yellow Mushroom	Black Forest	10	30	—	10	6	1.3	12
Blueberries	Black Forest	8	25	—	10	6	1	12
Raspberries	Meadows	7	20	—	10	6	0.9	12

Formula

Value now = full value × (time left ÷ duration)^0.3, updated every second; max health = 25 + the three foods, max stamina = 50 + the three foods.

Average share = ∫ x^0.3 dx over the time eaten: 0.914 from full to half, 0.769 from full to empty. Regeneration does not fade: each food's heal is added every 10 s while it lasts.

Best trio for a goal = the three foods with the highest value among those whose ingredients, cooking station and station upgrades can be had by that biome (a sum, so the top three).

Ingredients per hour = raw ingredients per food × 3600 ÷ (duration × 0.5).

Player.UpdateFood, Food.CanEatAgain and Player.EatFood in the code of Valheim 1.0.16; food values, recipes and ingredient sources from the game files.

Assumptions

A biome counts once you can reach it: an ingredient counts from the first biome (in boss order) where it drops, grows or is found; a creature that needs a boss's world key counts from that boss's biome.
Meads, healing and other effects are not counted, nor the Rested bonus.
Ingredients per hour follow the first recipe of each food; recipes that take any one of several ingredients count the first.