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 15 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.

Rust Food Spoilage Times: How Long Every Food Lasts

Food shelf life

37 foods · longest first

Food	Lasts	Spoils into
Apple	48 h	Spoiled Produce
Black Berry	48 h	Spoiled Produce
Black Raspberries	48 h	Spoiled Produce
Blue Berry	48 h	Spoiled Produce
Blueberries	48 h	Spoiled Produce
Cactus Flesh	48 h	Spoiled Produce
Corn	48 h	Spoiled Produce
Egg	48 h	Spoiled Produce
Green Berry	48 h	Spoiled Produce
Mushroom	48 h	Spoiled Produce
Potato	48 h	Spoiled Produce
Pumpkin	48 h	Spoiled Produce
Red Berry	48 h	Spoiled Produce
White Berry	48 h	Spoiled Produce
Yellow Berry	48 h	Spoiled Produce
Cooked Bear Meat	24 h	Spoiled Bear Meat
Cooked Big Cat Meat	24 h	Spoiled Big Cat Meat
Cooked Chicken	24 h	Spoiled Chicken
Cooked Crocodile Meat	24 h	Spoiled Crocodile Meat

Food	Lasts	Spoils into
Cooked Deer Meat	24 h	Spoiled Deer Meat
Cooked Fish	24 h	Spoiled Fish Meat
Cooked Horse Meat	24 h	Spoiled Horse Meat
Cooked Human Meat	24 h	Spoiled Human Meat
Cooked Pork	24 h	Spoiled Pork Meat
Cooked Snake Meat	24 h	Spoiled Snake Meat
Cooked Wolf Meat	24 h	Spoiled Wolf Meat
Raw Bear Meat	6 h	Spoiled Bear Meat
Raw Big Cat Meat	6 h	Spoiled Big Cat Meat
Raw Chicken Breast	6 h	Spoiled Chicken
Raw Crocodile Meat	6 h	Spoiled Crocodile Meat
Raw Deer Meat	6 h	Spoiled Deer Meat
Raw Fish	6 h	Spoiled Fish Meat
Raw Horse Meat	6 h	Spoiled Horse Meat
Raw Human Meat	6 h	Spoiled Human Meat
Raw Pork	6 h	Spoiled Pork Meat
Raw Snake Meat	6 h	Spoiled Snake Meat
Raw Wolf Meat	6 h	Spoiled Wolf Meat

Real-time hours from full freshness. Food in a powered Fridge, or in the arctic, does not spoil. Cooking meat makes it keep longer. Spoiled food is bad to eat (poison, and Spoiled Produce drains calories and water). Compost it for fertilizer.

Cooking & Smelting →Farming & Crops →Gathering →Fishing →Teas →

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 15 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.

Food shelf life

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