Rust Food Spoilage
How long each food keeps before it spoils, and what it turns into. Cooked meat lasts far longer than raw, and most fruit & veg keeps for days.
Food shelf life
44 foods, longest first. Real-time hours from full freshness. Food in a powered Fridge, or in the arctic, does not spoil. Cooking meat makes it keep longer. Milk kept 4 hours in a powered Fridge can be skimmed into Skimmed Milk and Cream.Spoiled food is bad to eat (poison, and Spoiled Produce drains calories and water). Put it in a Composter for fertilizer.
Rust food spoilage: common questions
- How long does cooked meat last in Rust?
- Cooked meat keeps 24 hours before it spoils. Raw meat keeps only 6 hours, so cook it soon after a hunt.
- How long do berries and vegetables last in Rust?
- Fruit, berries, vegetables and eggs keep 48 hours, the longest of any food. All 18 turn into Spoiled Produce.
- What happens when food spoils in Rust?
- It turns into a spoiled item: Raw Pork becomes Spoiled Pork Meat, fruit and veg become Spoiled Produce. Spoiled meat gives only 10 calories and 10 poison; Spoiled Produce takes away 50 calories and 50 hydration. Compost it for fertilizer instead.