Sucrose

Sucrose is an in-game resource used primarily as a food ingredient, animal feed, and a combustible fuel. It appears as a processed sweetener that integrates into several recipes and critter diets across the game, and it can be produced biologically by certain creatures. Sucrose functions both as a crafting component (notably for Grubfruit Preserve and Rocketeer Spice) and as a fuel type for the Sugar Engine.

Sucrose is produced when Sweetles are fed Sulfur; this conversion operates at 50% efficiency. Multiple game references record critter consumption and excretion behavior involving sucrose: some sources state creatures ingest sucrose at 30 kg per cycle and excrete an equal mass as Mud, while another entry records a creature consuming 30.8 kg of sucrose per cycle and excreting 40 kg of Mud. Grubgrubs specifically consume sucrose and convert it into Mud at 100% efficiency when used as feed.

Sucrose is used in crafting and cooking recipes. It can be combined on the Electric Grill to make Grubfruit Preserve; the documented mass/energy relationship for that process is 2000 kcal + 4000 g = 2400 kcal (source list value). Sucrose is also used in the Spice Grinder to make Rocketeer Spice. Beyond food processing, sucrose functions as a fuel source for Sugar Engines.

Practical notes and interactions:

• As animal feed: feed sucrose to critters that accept it to produce Mud as a byproduct; feed-to-output ratios vary by species, so check the target critter’s consumption and excretion figures before scaling production.
• Bio-production: set up Sweetles with a steady Sulfur supply if you want a reliable sucrose source; remember the production efficiency is 50%, so expect losses relative to the Sulfur input mass.
• Cooking: use sucrose on the Electric Grill with Grubfruit to produce Grubfruit Preserve; the preserve recipe alters caloric density and mass as shown by the listed conversion.
• Fuel use: sucrose can power Sugar Engines; treat it like a combustible resource when planning power generation and storage logistics.
• Resource handling: because sucrose is used both as feed and as fuel/ingredient, production chains can conflict (e.g., diverting sucrose to engines reduces available food ingredients). Plan supply lines and storage to avoid starving recipes or critter diets.
• When using critters to convert sucrose into Mud, account for mass differences recorded in different entries; verify the specific critter’s exact consumption and excretion rates in your save before relying on the conversion for material needs.