Grain

Grain is a category of food. Different grains have different properties.

Spelt
Stackable	64
Food
Satiety	60
Category	Grain
Transitionable
Fresh Time	2160
Transition Time	224
Transition Ratio	0.25
Items

Rice
Stackable	64
Food
Satiety	75
Category	Grain
Transitionable
Fresh Time	2160
Transition Time	224
Transition Ratio	0.25
Items

Flax
Stackable	64
Food
Satiety	30
Category	Grain
Transitionable
Fresh Time	2160
Transition Time	224
Transition Ratio	0.25
Items

Rye
Stackable	64
Food
Satiety	60
Category	Grain
Transitionable
Fresh Time	2160
Transition Time	224
Transition Ratio	0.25
Items

Amaranth
Stackable	64
Food
Satiety	60
Category	Grain
Transitionable
Fresh Time	2160
Transition Time	224
Transition Ratio	0.25
Items

Sunflower
Stackable	64
Food
Satiety	60
Category	Grain
Transitionable
Fresh Time	2160
Transition Time	224
Transition Ratio	0.25
Items

Obtaining

All grains can be found growing as wild crops, dependent on climate. To find rice, amaranth, and sunflower, the player will likely need to travel far south of the default Temperate spawn. Flax generates in Temperate areas as well as Warm spawns.

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  Mature spelt

• 

  Mature rice

• 

  Mature flax

• 

  Mature rye

• 

  Mature amaranth

• 

  Mature sunflower

They can also be found in cracked storage vessels .

Cultivation

All grains may be grown as crops by farming .
Rye is least likely to die in a cold snap.
Sunflower ripens fastest; rice takes the longest.
Most grain crops consume nitrogen (N) from the soil; flax and rice consume potassium (K).
Amaranth consumes relatively little nitrogen (N) from the soil.

Grain	Growth Stages	Total Growth		Nutrient	Nutrient Consumption	Cold Resistance	Heat Resistance	Yield
		Months	Days*
Flax	9	2.67	24	K (Potassium)	50	-5°C	40°C	7 - 9*
Spelt	9	2.67	24	N (Nitrogen)	40	-5°C	40°C	10 - 14*
Rice	10	3.0	27	K (Potassium)	50	8°C	46°C	11 - 15*
Rye	9	2.67	24	N (Nitrogen)	40	-12°C	27°C	9 - 13*
Amaranth	9	2.67	24	N (Nitrogen)	15	6°C	42°C	5 - 7*
Sunflower	12	2.47	22.2	N (Nitrogen)	40	-5°C	40°C	11 - 15*

Usage

Food

• Grain may be eaten without cooking. Rice provides the most satiety, while flax provides the least.
• Grain may be cooked to create a meal that gives higher satiety and pauses hunger. Porridge requires at least 2 matching grain items, in a cooking pot.
• Grain may be ground in a quern to make flour.
  • Flour may be crafted with water to create dough, which may be baked into bread or pies using a clay oven .
  • Most types of flour may be fermented to make ale, and further distilled to make whisky. Twice-distilled alcohol may be used to craft alcohol-soaked bandages , for significant healing.

Animal Husbandry

Grain can also be used as animal feed in both large and small troughs . Because of their long shelf-life, grains make very good animal feed. Flax grain is especially well-suited to this due to its lower satiety compared to other grains, since animal feed does not take satiety into account.

Fiber

When flax is harvested, it also drops flax fibers , which are used to create flax twine and linen .

Protip: Focus early on growing flax. To automate processes such as grinding flour, you'll want a lot of linen for windmills.

Preservation

The grains have some of the longest shelf lives of any food items at 90 in-game days. Storage vessels are best at storing grain and when used in a cellar , grain can last for multiple years.

See also

• Cassava
• Brewing