Talk:Food & Water/@comment-217.93.249.202-20160806121602/@comment-27464137-20160819174822

I believe they chose the term Raw because there are currently no cooking recipies in the game for plant life. Anything consumed without preperation is consumed raw.

While your correct that the plants will provide unlimited food, there is a catch. The only in game food items that don't suffer decay is cured food, and water, plants are no exception. Great for providing food and water for a base, but for long expeditions, this is not a viable option.

Marblemellons are fantastic, if you can find the floating island. If not, build an Alien Containment, and toss a few Bladderfish, or Eyeeye fish, and any base is set with practically unlimited food. Works wonderfully with a biogenerator also, excess fish can be processed for energy.