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| “ | This magical soup will greatly reduce your water consumption. The aroma of the cactus has a side effect of making the wildlife notice you less. | „ |
Cactus Broth is a dish in Ark Survival Evolved. It can be created at a 
Cooking Pot.
Overview[]
The Cactus Broth can be consumed by players to reduce water consumption by 50%, increase heat resistance, and to hide partly from wild animals. This effect lasts 10 minutes.
This is very helpful to survive the heat and wildlife of Scorched Earth for all players no matter what level.
Be sure to include a 
Waterskin, 
Water Jar or 
Canteen with at least 25% water in the Cooking Pot.
Use 
Thatch or 
AnglerGel to fuel the cooking pot fire or you will make a coloring dye instead.
Exact values are 100 Water restored instantly, -50% Water Consumption, +60 Hyperthermal Insulation, and reduces maximum detection distance to 12 meters.
Spoil times[]
| Container | Spoiling Time |
|---|---|
 Player Inventory |
1h 30m |
 Tamed Dino |
6h |
 Preserving Bin |
15h |
 Smokehouse  |
22h 30m |
 Refrigerator |
6d 6h |
For more informations, see Spoilage.
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