Dog Food
Can of wet dog food. Smells bad, but eating it is better than starving. Probably.
Food And Drink Renewable Stackable
Dog Food is a packaged food item in The Long Dark.
Dog Food is a Food And Drink item in The Long Dark. It provides 500 kcal and 5% hydration. It weighs 0.3 kg.
Its 500 kcal puts it on the lighter end of the 100 Food And Drink entries here (#63).
At 1666.67 kcal/kg its calorie density ranks #52 of 108 foods here — a solid calorie-per-kg. This is the number that decides what is worth carrying on a long trip.
It is a net positive for thirst too, adding 5% hydration instead of costing you water.
It decays faster indoors (0.67% vs 0.17% per day), which decides where you should leave the surplus.
It is renewable, so it can be re-stocked rather than only found.
Verdict: Overall Dog Food is a 500 kcal Food And Drink item.