In Core Keeper, using Food is one of the most underrated ways to buff your character up. Whether it’s tackling a difficult boss or one of the elder titans, the right combination of food buffs and bonuses can ensure your survival or whether you can even face your opponent. But what are the best foods in Core Keeper, and which deliver on the best stats?

The first thing to understand is that not all foods are made equal in Core Keeper. Some are objectively better. And while the more plentiful items such as Heart Berries and Glow Tulips are useful initially, they should quickly be swapped out in favor of better foods when available.

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Next, understand that each food has effects that are transferred onto cooked food when they’re cooked. Thecooked foodwill usually take the highest value from each ingredient item, allowing you to cook some high-stat foods. However, foods will combine the stat, in some cases, to create a much more potent result.

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All base foods in Core Keeper

Below are all the base foods (before cooking) and their stats. Foods will transfer the highest value of their stats across to the resultant cooked food. As you level up your foods, you’ll also have a chance to make Rare and Epic foods. These will have higher stats overall

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Best early-game food in Core Keeper

For the early game, you’ll want some specific foods for killing the first three bosses.

Best late-game food in Core Keeper

And those are the best foods in Core Keeper. Remember that there are literally hundreds of foods in Core Keeper, and if you’re not able to get the very best, you’re able to usually make do with a slightly worse food and use more of it. Don’t waste your time grinding out hundreds of rare fish when a common plant could do a reasonable job in its place.

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