Swamp Chard Heart

Swamp Chard Heart is a food item obtained from harvesting Swamp Chard. Each harvested plant yields 1 Swamp Chard Heart worth 2400 kcal. It is tied to the Quagmiris Asteroid, the starting asteroid in the swamp-focused cluster, where Swamp Chard can be found as part of the local flora.

Like other food items, Swamp Chard Heart can also be delivered through the Printing Pod or Mini-Pod as part of a printing package. When this option is available, it grants 2 Swamp Chard Hearts, for a total of 4800 kcal. This print option only becomes available after the item has been discovered, or after the colony has survived for 500 cycles.

Because it comes directly from plant harvests, Swamp Chard Heart is mainly a renewable early-to-midgame food source rather than a refined ingredient. Its value comes from the plant itself: as long as Swamp Chard is being grown successfully, the hearts provide a steady supply of calories without needing cooking or further processing.

• Harvesting a Swamp Chard gives 1 Swamp Chard Heart.
• Printing can provide 2 Swamp Chard Hearts once the item is unlocked or after 500 cycles.
• The item is worth 2400 kcal per unit.
• In the Quagmiris Asteroid cluster, it is part of the swamp-themed food economy and may be useful for colonies built around local planting and foraging.

If a colony is relying on printed food to bridge shortages, Swamp Chard Heart is a useful option because the print package gives a larger bundle than a single harvest. Once Swamp Chard is established, however, the plant itself remains the more consistent source of the item.