Food

Template:RSC page Food, in RuneScape, is what enables the player to regain Health, although some foods may have other effects as well. Food can be obtained through the Cooking skill, as a drop from certain Monsters, from other players, or from non-player characters. The highest healing food for non-members is an anchovy pizza; for members it is the rocktail soup with 1 bite. However the fastest healing food for members with multiple bites are summer pies which only takes 0.6 seconds per bite (3x faster than some types of food).

A certain constitution level is required to gain the maximum benefit eating each piece of food, so for example, at level 10 constitution, a rocktail will only heal 200 life points, but at 95, it will heal 2300. The maximum health recovery from eating food can be determined by multiplying your constitution level multiplied by 25. So if your constitution level is 50, then you can heal up to 1250 life points per bite of food that has a maximum value of that or more. You can also find out the required level to eat any food by taking the maximum heal of that food and dividing that by 25. If your constitution level is lower than this number, then you will be restricted to healing the maximum for your level.

There are many types of food: fish, meat, bread, cakes, pies, and pizza. Some foods, such as pies, cakes and pizzas, have two or more "bites" or "slices". This is a downside that can easily be remedied by using the food on a Cornucopia in battle (but it doesn't interrupt your attacks) then using it to heal your life points. There are also foods which grow from the ground such as potatoes, cabbages, and onions; those items can be put into baskets and sacks. You could also get food as a treasure trail reward, in the form of purple sweets or biscuits. Lastly, there are holiday items food such as pumpkin and easter egg. It is strongly recommended that a player does not eat holiday items, as all are rare and extremely valuable.

Note: Eating 1 part of a pie only takes 0.6 seconds and eating 1 shark for example takes 1.8 seconds (3x longer), so overall you can heal faster with high level pies and the limit is 330 with summer pies.

Some foods affect stats other than life points. Wine increases life points, though it temporarily lowers the drinker's Attack level while their Strength level temporarily increases. Beer raises your Strength while reducing your Attack. The negative effects eventually wear off though, and the affected stats go back to normal in time. Most effects do not stack.

Common foods

Here are some common foods. A complete list of cooked foods can be found in the Cooking skill page.

Note: Healing amounts provided below are maximum for this type of food.

Image	Name	Heals	Recommended Constitution level?	Members?	GE Price	Price/LP	Weight	Notes
	Anchovies	200	All	No	37	0.19	0.1	Low level players fish and cook these for easy food, and they can be put on pizzas.
	Bread	200	All	No	323	1.62	0.5	Baked by players, see Cooking skill.
	Crayfish	200	All	No	38	0.19	1	Discovered during the now removed tutorial quest Learning the Ropes.
	Cooked chicken	200	All	No	69	0.35	0.1	Low level players cook raw chicken for easy food.
	Cooked meat	200	All	No	163	0.82	0.25	Low level players cook raw meat (such as raw beef or raw rat meat) for easy food.
	Shrimp	200	All	No	138	0.69	0.5	Low level players fish and cook these for easy food.
	Sardine	200	All	No	27	0.14	0.12	Fished at lower levels using a normal Fishing Rod.
	Herring	200	All	No	36	0.18	0.5	Players fish and cook these for food.
	Mackerel	200	All	Yes	28	0.14	0.3	Players fish and cook these for food.
	Trout	375	15	No	72	0.19	0.4	Players fish and cook these for food.
	Cod	450	18	Yes	73	0.16	0.33	Players fish and cook these for food.
	Pike	500	20	No	29	0.06	0.5	Players fish and cook these for food.
	Salmon	625	25	No	29	0.05	0.5	Players fish and cook these for food.
	Tuna	750	30	No	37	0.05	0.4	Players fish and cook these for food.
	Bass	1300	52	Yes	299	0.28	0.3	Players fish and cook these for food.
	Lobster	1200	48	No	141	0.12	0.35	Players fish and cook these for food. Fish caught by "powerfishers" who want to level up quickly.
	Swordfish	1400	56	No	157	0.11	0.5	Players fish and cook these for food. Used by non-member player killers.
	Monkfish	1600	64	Yes	388	0.24	0.4	Players fish and cook these for food. Commonly used by members as a cheap but less effective alternative to shark.
	Shark	2000	80	Yes	1,933	0.97	0.6	Players fish and cook these for food. Used commonly by members. (Max healing with a Constitution level of at least 80)
	Sea turtle	2050	82	Yes	1,541	0.75	0.35	Players play the Fishing Trawler minigame and then cook these for food. Used by member player killers or in difficult quests.
	Cavefish	2200	88	Yes	2,540	1.15	0.5	Cavefish increases a random combat stat by 2
	Manta ray	2275	91	Yes	3,283	1.44	0.4	Players play the Fishing Trawler minigame and then cook these for food. Used by member player killers or in difficult quests.
	Rocktail	2300	92	Yes	4,690	2.04	0.33	This food is made by players using the Cooking skill. The maximum healing effect is available from 93 Constitution and can and can boost your life points by an extra 10% .
	Cake	999	40	No	579	0.58	0.2	Baked by players, see Cooking skill. Also thieved from East Ardougne market. Takes 3 bites to eat (each healing 333).
	Chocolate cake	1248	50	No	890	0.71	0.3	Made by adding Chocolate bar or Chocolate dust to Cake. Takes 3 bites to eat (each healing 416).
	Plain pizza	875	35	No	702	0.8	0.66	Players cook these for food. It is eaten in 2 bites (healing 437.5 each).
	Meat pizza	1125	45	No	163	0.14	0.83	Players cook these for food. It is eaten in 2 bites (healing 562.5 each).
	Anchovy pizza	1375	55	No	600	0.44	0.83	Players cook these for food. It is eaten in 2 bites (healing 687.5 each).
	Pineapple pizza	1625	65	Yes	452	0.28	0.35	Players cook these for food. It is eaten in 2 bites (healing 837.5 each bite).
	Garden pie	850	34	Yes	303	0.36	0	This food is made by players using the Cooking skill. It takes two bites to eat, with each bite healing 425 life points and temporarily boosting the player's Farming level by 3.
	Potato with cheese	1175	47	Yes	298	0.25	0.5	Made by using cheese and butter on a potato.
	Egg potato	1375	55	Yes	340	0.25	0.5	Made by using tomato, egg and butter on a potato.
	Tuna potato	2125	68	Yes	2,292	0.78	0.5	Heals almost as much and as fast (one bite) as a manta ray, but is cheaper.
	Wild pie	2125	85	Yes	2,194	1.03	0	This food is made by players using the Cooking skill. It takes two bites to eat, with each bite healing 1062.5 life points, and boosting up to 4 Ranged and 5 Slayer levels.
	Summer pie	2375	95	Yes	1,192	0.5	0	This food is made by players using the Cooking skill. It takes two bites to eat, with each bite healing 1187.5 life points and boosting up to 5 Agility levels, as well as restoring 20% of your energy.
	Tiger shark	1900		Yes	Not tradeable		0.7	Players play the Fishing Trawler minigame and then cook these for food.
	Baron shark	2000 (2500 total)		Yes	Not tradeable		0.6	Raw baron sharks are caught under the influence of the juju fishing potion. When cooked this food heals an initial 2000 life points and then 50 life points a second, for 10 seconds. Wearing a shark's tooth necklace extends it another 5 seconds, making it able to heal 2750 life points total.
	Juju gumbo	2300		Yes	Not tradeable		1	Made by using a dose of juju cooking potion on a baked potato and adding the resulting strange potato to a bowl of tuna and corn. This food heals an initial 1800 life points and then 50 life points a second, for 10 seconds.
	Rocktail soup	2400	95	Yes	9,439	3.93	0.5	It is produced from spices obtained from Player-owned ports and a cooked rocktail. It heals a maximum of 2400 (with a Constitution level of at least 95) and can boost your life points by an extra 15%.
	Saradomin brew	4000		Yes	19,880	4.97	0	This potion is consumed in 4 doses (1000 life points per sip). It has other side effects. While possibly not as efficient for dangerous combat situations it may prove useful for staying long doing activities such as agility.
	Saradomin brew flask	6000		Yes	38,293	6.38	0	This potion is consumed in 6 doses (1000 life points per sip). It has other side effects. While possibly not as efficient for dangerous combat situations it may prove useful for staying long doing activities such as agility.
	Super Saradomin brew	5200		Yes	69,152	13.3	0	This potion is consumed in 4 doses (1300 life points per sip). It has other side effects. While possibly not as efficient for dangerous combat situations it may prove useful for staying long doing activities such as agility.
	Super Saradomin brew flask	7800		Yes	129,517	16.6	0	This potion is consumed in 6 doses (1300 life points per sip). It has other side effects. While possibly not as efficient for dangerous combat situations it may prove useful for staying long doing activities such as agility.

Types of food

Most types of food can be found in one of the following articles.

• Ales and ciders
• Fish
• Fruit
• Meat
• Pies
• Pizzas
• Potatoes

Notes

Here are factors to consider when choosing the right food:

• Heal per bite: players should try to find food that heals more in one bite than the max hit of dangerous monsters they train on. This should not pose a problem for players who train on much weaker monsters than they are.
• Heal costs

• Space: some items require space, like baskets of strawberries to take out strawberries. Monsters drop items that requires space, so consider a monster's drops and frequency of drops when bringing food.
• Time to eat: try to avoid eating during combat if it is not deadly. Eating in combat is wasteful if you get damaged while eating. Some areas have aggressive monsters that hit hard and foods that take multiple bites, like cake, cause problems. You cannot attack while you are eating either.

Trivia

• Purple Sweets and biscuits are the only stackable food in the game. Purple sweets heal 200 life points and restore 20% run energy per serving, and biscuits restore heal 250 life points and 10 prayer points each.
• 
  The mouse cursor for eating (after 2 September updates) represents a half-eaten apple, although you cannot eat apples in RuneScape (except rotten apples which do not heal anything).
• The animations for eating food were updated with the release of the Dungeoneering skill.
• In Daemonheim, it is possible to "feed" a fellow party member by using a piece of food on them, which makes them perform the eating animation and heal, using the food from your inventory. This is not possible outside of Daemonheim.
• On German servers, the old eating animation is still in effect.
• Most foods take 3 game ticks to eat; exceptions are purple sweets and pies.