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Chinese Potato (Below Zero)

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The Chinese Potato is a land-based flora item in Subnautica: Below Zero. Harvested from Chinese Potato Plants, it serves as a consumable providing food and water, or can be used in growbeds and bioreactors for resource generation.

Last refreshed May 18, 2026

Chinese Potato (Below Zero)

Chinese Potato

PropertyValue
CategoryFlora
SeedYes
Size4 (2×2)
Obtained FromChinese Potato Plant
LocationMarguerit's Greenhouse, Mercury II
Bioreactor Value+140 Energy
Debug IDpurplevegetable

Description

A hardy vegetable common in federation space.

Overview

The Chinese Potato is an item that can be harvested from Chinese Potato Plants by picking them up. It can be planted in the Indoor Growbed or in the Exterior Growbed, but only on land.

In the Bioreactor, it produces 140 energy total over the course of 168 seconds.

Consumption

Chinese Potatoes can be consumed by the Player, giving:

  • +12 Food
  • +3 Water

Although the Chinese Potato offers fewer food points than Marblemelons, they grow faster and produce more crop from one seed.

Chinese Potato found in one of the crates Chinese Potato found in one of the crates

Trivia

The Chinese Potato Plant was made and used on Earth, according to its data bank entry on the Chinese Potato Plant. The plants were likely brought over by Alterra, and were grown by them.

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