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| description = A delicious preparation of cocoa seeds ground together with sugar and vanilla. Very pleasurable to eat, but not very nutritious.
 
| description = A delicious preparation of cocoa seeds ground together with sugar and vanilla. Very pleasurable to eat, but not very nutritious.
 
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Chocolate can also be purchased from [[trade#Orbital Bulk Goods Trader|bulk goods traders]], or occasionally arrive in [[Events#Cargo Pods|cargo pods]].
 
Chocolate can also be purchased from [[trade#Orbital Bulk Goods Trader|bulk goods traders]], or occasionally arrive in [[Events#Cargo Pods|cargo pods]].
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== Summary ==
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When eaten, chocolate provides 10% [[recreation]] of the Gluttonous type. It is worth 0.1 [[nutrition]] per unit, as opposed to 0.05 nutrition from most types of [[raw food]]. It cannot give [[food poisoning]].
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Unlike most other foods, it does not spoil. While it will still [[deterioration|deteriorate]] if left outside and/or unroofed, it will not spoil even if left unrefrigerated.
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Colonists will eat no more than 4 units of chocolate at a time. Manually directing troubled colonists to eat it when necessary is advised.
  
 
== Analysis ==
 
== Analysis ==
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Chocolate does not spoil, it only [[Deterioration|deteriorates]] with exposure to the elements, and provides roughly 10% [[recreation]] of the Gluttonous type per consumption, so its also a good emergency option to break out when times are tough and mood is at risk due to lack of recreation time, however its low nutritional value makes it a poor choice for actual sustenance. It is especially good for [[caravan]]s as they can't get recreation while moving otherwise, and only slowly get Social type recreation when stopped.  
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Both chocolate and [[insect jelly]] can be used as a source of recreation in [[caravan]]s. In a caravan, recreation is otherwise limited to some social activity when stopped and [[drug]] use. It could also be used in emergencies, where colonists need to do work but are recreation-starved.
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Insect jelly and chocolate are the only nonperishable foods that high-ranking [[Titles#Conceited_vs_Non_Conceited|conceited nobles]] {{RoyaltyIcon}} are willing to eat. They can act as a sort of "lavish survival meal". ([[Beer]] is technically nonperishable, but you can only drink so much before blacking out or getting addicted).
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Despite the above, chocolate can not, by itself, be used to fulfil recreation on caravans. This is due to how its coded: chocolate is a food with a '''preferability''' of Desperate only, the same level of preference that raw plant matter and fertilized eggs. In practice, this means chocolate won't be consumed by a caravan unless there is no other food available. Additionally, pawns will not ingest more than 4 at a time nor carry more than 10 units at a time. This has been true since some version {{Check Tag|Between A16 and 1.0|I can't find the exact version. It's not on the changelog but rather in a response to a bug report. The issue addressed had something to do with caravans eating all the chocolate first, then other food. Shortly afterwards, bug reports about chocolate not being eaten in caravans emerged.}}.
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=== Compared to insect jelly ===
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As a food item, [[insect jelly]] only provides 8% Gluttonous recreation and 0.05 nutrition per unit, both less than chocolate. It also has a 2% chance of [[food poisoning]], unavoidable without the [[Genes#Strong stomach|strong stomach gene]]{{BiotechIcon}}. When no other factors are in play, then chocolate is a superior item. But insect jelly is lighter, with 1/3 the weight per unit. Overall, jelly has 66.7% the weight per nutrition and {{%|4/15 round 3}} weight per recreation %. The lighter weight may be useful in longer caravan trips, though with sufficient [[pack animal]]s you may have enough carrying capacity for chocolate. Insect jelly is also more valuable - in the event that you need to sell things to a faction base, then jelly is superior.
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However, the biggest difference between chocolate and jelly is means of acquisition. Chocolate requires both [[Research#Tree sowing|Tree Sowing]] and [[Research#Cocoa|Cocoa]] to be researched. But once researched, it can be grown at will, so long as growing conditions are met. Meanwhile, insect jelly requires an [[infestation]]. This first requires that an [[overhead mountain]] tile is available, and then you'll have to fight and/or farm the infestation in the first place. But larger infestations can result in massive quantities of jelly.
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Ultimately, which option is preferable will depend on the circumstances of each individual colony, as well as player preference. A colony in a mountain will accumulate lots of insect jelly, but find it harder to grow cocoa trees. A colony in a flat map is unlikely to face an infestation, but can grow chocolate.
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Do note that {{Hover title|Intended, weirdly enough. Insect jelly has the canAutoSelectAsFoodForCaravan set to never.|insect jelly will never be consumed while on caravan}}.
  
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In this role, it’s comparable to [[insect jelly]] which provides 8% Gluttonous recreation and 0.05 nutrition but carries a 2% risk of [[food poisoning]]. Statistically, chocolate is superior in terms of nutrition and recreation provided and the lack of food poisoning risk is especially helpful, however Insect Jelly requires no research to acquire and is often acquired in large amounts from threats that would arise regardless. Chocolate must be researched and farmed. Additionally, insect jelly is also 1/3 the weight of chocolate and sells for more, giving it advantages as a buffer product in caravans as it occupies less weight for trade goods and is worth more in the event that it must be sold to make up the value in a trade. Chocolate can be produced at will, on maps without mountains, and without fighting an [[infestation]]. Which is preferable will depend on the circumstances of each individual colony, as well as player preference.
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=== Trade ===
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Chocolate tends to be a poor cash crop. This is largely due to the [[cocoa tree]]'s massive {{Ticks|4400}} work to sow and harvest. In the time to sow 1 cocoa tree, you could've harvested and replanted 11 [[cotton plant]]s. Those 11 cotton plants would be worth {{Icon Small|silver}} 15 ''each''. Cocoa trees give {{Icon Small|silver}} 60 of chocolate per harvest, while 11 cotton plants would give {{Icon Small|silver}} 165. And because each tree requires a 3x3 space to grow, they are terrible for space efficiency, too.
  
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Chocolate is also a decent trade good, separate to its use by the caravan itself, as it is moderately valuable, light and it is easy to get a lot of it when facing late game infestations, or can even be farmed.
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*'''Potential niche'''
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Cocoa trees have the highest $ / Plant Growth Day of any ''raw'' plant product, at {{Icon Small|silver}} 2.03 / growing day. However, [[hop plant]]s converted into [[beer]] offers a superior {{Icon Small|silver}} 2.08 / growing day. Due to the cocoa tree's lowered Fertility Sensitivity, growing hops is even faster in rich soil. Trees would technically be better in poor soil, but if you are forced to grow in poor soil, then growing space is most likely a concern - making this scenario moot. While it takes work to convert hops into wort, if work was actually a concern, then you should grow any other crop instead. Plus, beer is superior for Value / Work unless you both have an amazing planter AND terrible cooks. Therefore, hops are a strictly superior crop at this niche.
  
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Colonists will eat no more than 4 units of chocolate at a time. Manually directing troubled colonists to eat it when necessary is advised.
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Plus, each individual cocoa harvest grows slowly - at {{Q|Cocoa tree|Real Grow Days}} days to grow, it is slower than [[corn plant|corn]]. If you need cash ''now'', then cocoa is not a consideration. This makes the previous discussion almost meaningless as cocoa is terrible at anything you would need quick money for.
  
 
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== Version history ==
 
== Version history ==
 
* Beta 19/1.0 - Chocolate can now be produced by colonists. Previously it was exclusively a trade good.
 
* Beta 19/1.0 - Chocolate can now be produced by colonists. Previously it was exclusively a trade good.
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Chocolate old.png|Old sprite
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Latest revision as of 23:37, 28 September 2024

Chocolate

Chocolate

A delicious preparation of cocoa seeds ground together with sugar and vanilla. Very pleasurable to eat, but not very nutritious.

Base Stats

Type
Food – Meal
Market Value
3 Silver
Stack Limit
75
Mass
0.075 kg
HP
60
Deterioration Rate
8
Rotatable
False
Path Cost
14 (48%)

Ingestion

Nutrition
0.1
Taste
Fine
Recreation Offset
10%
Recreation Kind
Gluttonous
Maximum To Ingest
4
Technical
defName
Chocolate
Preferability
Desperate
Is Pleasure Drug
true


Chocolate is a food item which provides a small amount of nutrition, filling a colonist's hunger meter by 10% per unit consumed. Unlike most other foods, it also grants a bonus to Recreation of 10% per unit. Contrary to the description, the chocolate requires no further processing and is directly harvested from the cocoa tree.

Acquisition[edit]

Chocolate can be acquired by planting cocoa trees after Cocoa is researched. The trees have a base Harvest Yield of 20 chocolate per harvest every 16 days, modified by the Plant Harvest Yield of the grower. Harvesting consumes the trees and they must be resown every harvest. Unlike in reality, no further processing is needed to create chocolate.

Chocolate can also be purchased from bulk goods traders, or occasionally arrive in cargo pods.

Summary[edit]

When eaten, chocolate provides 10% recreation of the Gluttonous type. It is worth 0.1 nutrition per unit, as opposed to 0.05 nutrition from most types of raw food. It cannot give food poisoning.

Unlike most other foods, it does not spoil. While it will still deteriorate if left outside and/or unroofed, it will not spoil even if left unrefrigerated.

Colonists will eat no more than 4 units of chocolate at a time. Manually directing troubled colonists to eat it when necessary is advised.

Analysis[edit]

Both chocolate and insect jelly can be used as a source of recreation in caravans. In a caravan, recreation is otherwise limited to some social activity when stopped and drug use. It could also be used in emergencies, where colonists need to do work but are recreation-starved.

Insect jelly and chocolate are the only nonperishable foods that high-ranking conceited nobles Content added by the Royalty DLC are willing to eat. They can act as a sort of "lavish survival meal". (Beer is technically nonperishable, but you can only drink so much before blacking out or getting addicted).

Despite the above, chocolate can not, by itself, be used to fulfil recreation on caravans. This is due to how its coded: chocolate is a food with a preferability of Desperate only, the same level of preference that raw plant matter and fertilized eggs. In practice, this means chocolate won't be consumed by a caravan unless there is no other food available. Additionally, pawns will not ingest more than 4 at a time nor carry more than 10 units at a time. This has been true since some version [Between A16 and 1.0].

Compared to insect jelly[edit]

As a food item, insect jelly only provides 8% Gluttonous recreation and 0.05 nutrition per unit, both less than chocolate. It also has a 2% chance of food poisoning, unavoidable without the strong stomach geneContent added by the Biotech DLC. When no other factors are in play, then chocolate is a superior item. But insect jelly is lighter, with 1/3 the weight per unit. Overall, jelly has 66.7% the weight per nutrition and 26.7% weight per recreation %. The lighter weight may be useful in longer caravan trips, though with sufficient pack animals you may have enough carrying capacity for chocolate. Insect jelly is also more valuable - in the event that you need to sell things to a faction base, then jelly is superior.

However, the biggest difference between chocolate and jelly is means of acquisition. Chocolate requires both Tree Sowing and Cocoa to be researched. But once researched, it can be grown at will, so long as growing conditions are met. Meanwhile, insect jelly requires an infestation. This first requires that an overhead mountain tile is available, and then you'll have to fight and/or farm the infestation in the first place. But larger infestations can result in massive quantities of jelly.

Ultimately, which option is preferable will depend on the circumstances of each individual colony, as well as player preference. A colony in a mountain will accumulate lots of insect jelly, but find it harder to grow cocoa trees. A colony in a flat map is unlikely to face an infestation, but can grow chocolate.

Do note that insect jelly will never be consumed while on caravan.

Trade[edit]

Chocolate tends to be a poor cash crop. This is largely due to the cocoa tree's massive 4,400 ticks (1.22 mins) work to sow and harvest. In the time to sow 1 cocoa tree, you could've harvested and replanted 11 cotton plants. Those 11 cotton plants would be worth Silver 15 each. Cocoa trees give Silver 60 of chocolate per harvest, while 11 cotton plants would give Silver 165. And because each tree requires a 3x3 space to grow, they are terrible for space efficiency, too.

  • Potential niche

Cocoa trees have the highest $ / Plant Growth Day of any raw plant product, at Silver 2.03 / growing day. However, hop plants converted into beer offers a superior Silver 2.08 / growing day. Due to the cocoa tree's lowered Fertility Sensitivity, growing hops is even faster in rich soil. Trees would technically be better in poor soil, but if you are forced to grow in poor soil, then growing space is most likely a concern - making this scenario moot. While it takes work to convert hops into wort, if work was actually a concern, then you should grow any other crop instead. Plus, beer is superior for Value / Work unless you both have an amazing planter AND terrible cooks. Therefore, hops are a strictly superior crop at this niche.

Plus, each individual cocoa harvest grows slowly - at 29.54 days to grow, it is slower than corn. If you need cash now, then cocoa is not a consideration. This makes the previous discussion almost meaningless as cocoa is terrible at anything you would need quick money for.

Gallery[edit]

  • One chocolate

  • Partial stack

  • Full stack

Version history[edit]

  • Beta 19/1.0 - Chocolate can now be produced by colonists. Previously it was exclusively a trade good.

  • Old sprite

Food
Meals
Chocolate • Fine meal (Carnivore, Vegetarian) • Kibble • Lavish meal (Carnivore, Vegetarian) • Nutrient paste meal • Packaged survival meal • Pemmican • Simple meal • Baby food Content added by the Biotech DLC
Raw food - Animal
Meat (Human, Insect, TwistedContent added by the Anomaly DLC) • Insect jelly • Milk • Hemogen pack Content added by the Biotech DLC
Raw food - Eggs
Cassowary egg (fert.) • Chicken egg (fert., unfert.) • Cobra egg (fert.) • Duck egg (fert., unfert.) • Emu egg (fert.) • Goose egg (fert., unfert.) • Iguana egg (fert.) • Ostrich egg (fert.) • Tortoise egg (fert.) • Turkey egg (fert.)
Raw food - Vegetarian
Agave fruit • Berries • Corn • Hay • Potatoes • Raw fungus • Rice • Toxipotatoes Content added by the Biotech DLC

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