How to Get Animal Fat in 7 Days to Die
“Animal fat can be eaten raw or used in cooking or other crafting recipes.”
You get Animal Fat by harvesting or breaking 2 kinds of block, butchering 13 kinds of animal, looting 50 kinds of container and buying from traders. The most per block comes from Decaying Animal Corpse (1–2).
- Stack size
- 500
- Base value, each
- 20
Item ID resourceAnimalFat — for the giveself console command. All item IDs
Blocks that drop Animal Fat
Sorted by the largest amount per block. “Harvest” drops come from working the block; “Destroy” drops from breaking it.
| Block | Amount | How |
|---|---|---|
 Decaying Animal Corpse | 1–2 | Harvest |
 Body Bag Black | 1–2 · 33% | Harvest |
Animals that give Animal Fat
Harvest drops on the animal's carcass (entityclasses.xml), the most first.
- Grace20
- Zombie Boar10
- Bear5
- Zombie Bear5
- Boar4
- Mountain Lion4
- Dire Wolf3
- Little Bear3
- Stag3
- Wolf3
- Coyote2
- Doe2
- Zombie Dog1
The amount depends on the tool. items.xml sets the butchering harvest to 1 for Bone Knife, Candy Cane Knife, Hunting Knife, Machete, Steel Knuckles or Stun Baton and to 0.7 for Iron Fireaxe, Steel Axe, Stone Axe or Taza's Stone Axe.
Containers it can be looted from
50 containers can roll Animal Fat; chances depend on loot stage, so none are shown.
Army Truck
Cabinet
Cardboard Box
Commercial Cooler
Cooler
Destroyed Chemistry Station
Dishwasher
Domed Trash Can
Dumpster
Fancy Garbage Can
Farm Truck
Footlocker
Freezer
Lockers
Metal Desk
Metal Shelves
Metal Trash Bin
Microwave
Nightstand
Pig Trough
Police Car
Refrigerator
Retro Refrigerator
Rolling Trash Bin
Rotten Chest
School Bus
Shamway Box
Shelf
Shopping Basket White
Sink Cabinet
Tent
Tilt Truck
Trash
Trash Can
Trash Pile
Utility Cart
Weathered Backpack
White Armoire Drawer
White Box Truck
White Minivan
White Pickup Truck
White Plastic Trash Bin
White SUV
White Sedan
White Semi Truck
White Service Truck
White Shopping Cart
Wood Desk
Wood Shelves
Wooden Chest
Buying Animal Fat
- General list: on the list all 5 traders share, so any of them can have it in stock.
Lists are what a trader can roll at restock, not guaranteed stock. All traders
Used in 20 recipes
With how many one quality-1 craft takes, where the recipe index has it.
Flaming Arrow (Ammo)1 × · Workbench- Box of Flaming Arrows (100)80 × · Workbench
Flaming Crossbow Bolt (Ammo)1 × · Workbench- Box of Flaming Crossbow Bolts (100)80 × · Workbench
Candle1 × · Backpack
Blueberry Pie1 × · Campfire
Pumpkin Pie1 × · Campfire
Pumpkin Cheesecake1 × · Campfire
Can of Sham5 × · Campfire
Chicken Nuggets1 × · Campfire
Hobo Stew1 × · Campfire
Meat Stew1 × · Campfire
Honey Glazed Sham1 × · Campfire
Honey Brisket1 × · Campfire
Gumbo Stew3 × · Campfire
Shepherd's Pie3 × · Campfire
Spaghetti3 × · Campfire
Tuna Fish Gravy Toast3 × · Campfire
Steak and Potato Meal1 × · Campfire
Torch1 × · Backpack
Animal Fat — FAQ
How do you get Animal Fat in 7 Days to Die?
What gives the most Animal Fat?
Can you buy Animal Fat from traders?
What is Animal Fat used for?
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