How to Get Nitrate Powder in 7 Days to Die

ByYurii LuzhkoUpdated October 16, 2026Source: 7 Days to Die V3.3 game files

Raw materialsSold by traders

“Hey captain caveman! Nitrate has many uses in crafting such as making gunpowder. Cave stalagmites are rich in it.”

You get Nitrate Powder by harvesting or breaking 23 kinds of block, looting 3 kinds of container and buying from traders. The most per block comes from Potassium Nitrate (50).

Farm itPotassium Nitrate50 per block · 23 block sources
Loot it3 containers
Used in7 recipes
Buy itGeneral list

Most per block

Potassium Nitrate50
Potassium Nitrate Ore Boulder50
Bulk Fertilizer Base Full30–40
Bulk Fertilizer Tile30–40
White Bulk Goods Base Full30–40
White Bulk Goods Tile30–40

All 23 blocks ↓

Stack size: 6,000
Base value, each: 1

Item ID resourcePotassiumNitratePowder — for the giveself console command. All item IDs

Blocks that drop Nitrate Powder

Sorted by the largest amount per block. “Harvest” drops come from working the block; “Destroy” drops from breaking it.

Block	Amount	How
Potassium Nitrate	50	Harvest
Potassium Nitrate Ore Boulder	50	Harvest
Bulk Fertilizer Base Full	30–40	Harvest
Bulk Fertilizer Tile	30–40	Harvest
White Bulk Goods Base Full	30–40	Harvest
White Bulk Goods Tile	30–40	Harvest
Bulk Fertilizer Base Med	15–20	Harvest
Bulk Fertilizer Cap Med	15–20	Harvest
White Bulk Goods Base Med	15–20	Harvest
White Bulk Goods Cap Med	15–20	Harvest
Bulk Fertilizer Cap Small	6–12	Harvest
White Bulk Goods Cap Small	6–12	Harvest
Decaying Animal Corpse	4–8	Harvest
Decaying Human Corpse	4–8	Harvest
White Hanging Corpse Log 1	4–8	Harvest
Body Bag Black	4–8	Harvest
Decaying Human Bones	2–4	Harvest
Bulk Fertilizer Single Bent	2–4	Harvest
Bulk Fertilizer Single Flat	2–4	Harvest
White Bulk Goods Single Bent	2–4	Harvest
White Bulk Goods Single Flat	2–4	Harvest
Farm Plot (POI)	4	Harvest
Farm Plot	0	Harvest

Containers it can be looted from

3 containers can roll Nitrate Powder; chances depend on loot stage, so none are shown.

Large Chemistry Set
Medium Chemistry Set
Small Chemistry Set

Buying Nitrate Powder

General list: on the list all 5 traders share, so any of them can have it in stock.
Stack of Nitrate Powder (6000): packed in the backpack.

Lists are what a trader can roll at restock, not guaranteed stock. All traders

Used in 7 recipes

With how many one quality-1 craft takes, where the recipe index has it.

Stack of Nitrate Powder (6000)6000 × · Backpack
Antibiotics3 × · Campfire
Herbal Antibiotics3 × · Campfire
Farm Plot Block25 × · Backpack
Roadrunner Chicken Jerky1 × · Campfire
Gunpowder2 × · Backpack
Stack of Gunpowder (1000)800 × · Chemistry Station

Nitrate Powder — FAQ

How do you get Nitrate Powder in 7 Days to Die?

By harvesting or breaking 23 kinds of block, looting 3 kinds of container and buying from traders.

What gives the most Nitrate Powder?

Potassium Nitrate (50), Potassium Nitrate Ore Boulder (50), Bulk Fertilizer Base Full (30–40) — the largest amounts per block in the game files.

Can you buy Nitrate Powder from traders?

Yes. It is also on the general list every trader shares. What is in stock on a given day is rolled from these lists.

What is Nitrate Powder used for?

It goes into 7 recipes, including Stack of Nitrate Powder (6000), Antibiotics, Herbal Antibiotics, Farm Plot Block and Roadrunner Chicken Jerky.

More raw materials

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