Humans

Human Recipes: Food Plans and Requirements for Every Profession

Last Updated: November 9, 2026

Game version: Profession screens: July 2026, before Update 5.5. Minimum requirements and energy estimates also appear in post-Update 5.5 screens. Food evidence dates vary by row.

Human Recipes finds the fewest food items for your chosen profession and available food tier. Food supplies the physical attributes; memory items must meet the psychological targets shown with each plan.

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Tick each profession in the profession list once you have grown that human.

Already have a food combination? Use the Human Calculator to check its height, weight and life expectancy totals.

Human Recipe Finder

ProfessionFood you can make

Teacher

Fewest food items: 7

7 × Ultimate Genesis (skill tier 19)

Physical attributes needed and given by this food plan
Attribute	Needed	This plan
Height (cm)	more than 160	220
Weight (kg)	more than 60	70
Life expectancy (years)	more than 10 (growth minimum)	214
Strength	—	70
Intellect	—	220

Each total is above the number it needs, because a total equal to the number is not enough. Past 200, each point counts for less; the totals shown already allow for that.

Food Processor ingredients

7 Bioregulator · 7 Nanite Nutrient · 35 Mitochondrial Amplifier

Memory items

Raise Communication above 15, Patience above 12, Wisdom above 10. The finder leaves the choice of memory items to you.

This human would also meet the listed requirements for Manual Holder. Track Teacher on the rack and check the Growth Prediction before growing.

Check totals in the Lazarus Human Calculator

How the finder works. It adds up each food's confirmed attribute values, as the Lazarus Human Calculator does, and checks every combination for the fewest items that meet the profession's physical requirements and the growth minimums (30 cm height, 20 kg weight, 10 years of life expectancy).

Each requirement is a “more than” number: a total equal to it is not enough, so every plan goes at least one point above. Up to 200, food values simply add up; past 200, each point counts for less, and the plans allow for that, so the professions that need more than 200 get a plan too.

Among equally short plans, the finder avoids reaching the physical requirements of a higher profession that uses the same memory traits, then prefers lower skill tiers and fewer kinds of food.

Plans are calculated from the food values on this page.

A human recipe combines food with memory items. Food changes height, weight, life expectancy, strength and intellect; memory items change psychological attributes. Track your target profession on the rack: Growth Prediction shows its matching percentage.

There are 10 psychological attributes: Adaptability, Communication, Creativity, Discipline, Empathy, Focus, Leadership, Logic, Patience and Wisdom. Adaptability appears in the Mission Seeker, Frontier Explorer, Star Analyzer and Station Roamer screens.

From Seed to Growth Prediction

For the whole route from the Seed Vault to your first human, including rack power and water, read the Lazarus Complex complete guide.

Put a Human Seed into a Lazarus Pod, then install the Pod on a Lazarus Rack connected to power and fresh water. Keep both supplies running to preserve the seed while adding food and memory items.
Meet the growth minimums: more than 20 kg weight, 30 cm height and 10 years of life expectancy.
Track the profession on the rack, add food for physical requirements and memory items for psychological requirements, then check the Growth Prediction percentages before starting growth.

Rack Estimation screens show 1:00, 2:00 and 2:20 of growth time with different inputs; in play, a human has taken about 10 minutes to grow, so the screen may count time differently.

Two Common Recipe Targets

Teacher

Weight (kg): 60
Height (cm): 160
Communication: 15
Patience: 12
Wisdom: 10

Use food to reach the physical requirements, then memory items for the psychological requirements. The listed numbers match the July screens and wiki.

Fewest food with all foods: 7 Ultimate Genesis (7 items). Memory targets are listed as totals.

Quantum Physicist

Intellect: 220
Logic: 120
Patience: 80
Wisdom: 100

Intellect must be more than 220, which food covers; memory items cover Logic, Patience and Wisdom.

Fewest food with all foods: 8 Ultimate Genesis (8 items). Memory targets are listed as totals.

Check for Overlapping Professions

Meeting several professions can produce a different result from the one you tracked. In the checked demonstration, an intended Teacher became a Professor. For a lower-tier target, watch for requirements that also qualify the human for a higher profession; tracking alone does not guarantee the outcome.

Food Attributes & Unlock Levels

Each card lists physical attributes and the skill unlock level. Food attributes and unlock levels match the Update 6 game data. No ingredient quantities are included here.

Lazarus Human Calculator

Ultimate Genesis

Unlock level: 19

Height (cm): 50
Weight (kg): 10
Life expectancy (years): 40
Strength: 10
Intellect: 50

Hyper-Evolution

Unlock level: 18

Height (cm): 30
Weight (kg): 3
Life expectancy (years): 5
Strength: 3
Intellect: 20

Nanite Infusion

Unlock level: 18

Height (cm): 25
Weight (kg): 3
Life expectancy (years): 6
Strength: 3
Intellect: 25

Mitochondrial Surge

Unlock level: 17

Height (cm): 20
Weight (kg): 3
Life expectancy (years): 12
Strength: 28
Intellect: 3

Bone-Fortify

Unlock level: 14

Height (cm): 8
Weight (kg): 2
Life expectancy (years): 2
Strength: 14
Intellect: 2

Muscle Fortification

Unlock level: 13

Height (cm): 2
Weight (kg): 8
Life expectancy (years): 2
Strength: 15
Intellect: 2

Physique Fuel

Unlock level: 11

Height (cm): 5
Weight (kg): 1
Life expectancy (years): 1
Strength: 5
Intellect: 1

High-Fat

Unlock level: 10

Height (cm): 1
Weight (kg): 8
Life expectancy (years): 1
Strength: 1
Intellect: 1

Nutri-Core

Unlock level: 10

Height (cm): 3
Weight (kg): 3
Life expectancy (years): 3
Strength: 3
Intellect: 3

Mind Surge

Unlock level: 11

Height (cm): 1
Weight (kg): 1
Life expectancy (years): 6
Strength: 1
Intellect: 6

Endura-Growth

Unlock level: 14

Height (cm): 2
Weight (kg): 2
Life expectancy (years): 8
Strength: 2
Intellect: 12

Immune Boost

Unlock level: 15

Height (cm): 6
Weight (kg): 6
Life expectancy (years): 6
Strength: 6
Intellect: 6

Neuro-Boost

Unlock level: 15

Height (cm): 2
Weight (kg): 2
Life expectancy (years): 10
Strength: 2
Intellect: 15

Human Seeds & Aged Lazarus Vials

The wiki lists 85 Human Seeds.

The current seed countdown starts at about 2 hours.

Between November 2025 and January 2026, the countdown was described as one hour. This may reflect an earlier version, but no patch note confirms that explanation.

Returning a seed to a cryogenic storage vault pauses its countdown.

Before a seed enters a Lazarus Pod, the wiki says returning it to a Seed Vault or Seed Reserve slot also resets its countdown.

Aged Lazarus Vial: Keep It or Scrap It?

An Aged Lazarus Vial cannot be used to grow a human. It can be dismantled for materials.

It is a trash item that no recipe uses. Dismantling it gives Ultra-Tech Scraps, High-Tech Scraps, Tech Scraps, Broken Glass, Aluminium Scraps, Wire Scraps and Copper Scraps, so scrap it.

The game 0.8.5 data gives one of each; the wiki lists 1 Ultra-Tech, 2 High-Tech, 2 Tech, 2 Broken Glass, 2 Aluminium, 1 Wire and 4 Copper Scraps.

You can find one in Norfolk Grave: one has been found in the power room, and the game 0.8.5 data also places one there.

the vial and both seed containers compared · Norfolk Grave on the map · Dismantle Tool guide

What Is the Best First Human?

Room Supervisor

Life expectancy (years): 40
Communication: 4
Empathy: 3
Leadership: 5

Visual Technician

Life expectancy (years): 50
Creativity: 5
Communication: 4
Empathy: 3

Basic Supplier

Height (cm): 100
Discipline: 3
Focus: 4
Logic: 2

Human Recipe FAQ

How do I find a food recipe for a human profession?

Choose a profession and your highest food tier in the Human Recipe Finder. It returns the fewest food items whose totals go above every physical requirement, plus the memory targets to check.

Where can I check the stats of my own food combination?

Use the separate Human Calculator to total height, weight and life expectancy from foods you choose yourself. Human Recipes starts with a profession and finds a food plan for that target.

How do I make a Teacher?

Weight (kg): 60; Height (cm): 160; Communication: 15; Patience: 12; Wisdom: 10. Food covers weight and height: with every food unlocked, the fewest items are 7 Ultimate Genesis (7 items); with food up to skill tier 11, 4 High-Fat + 32 Physique Fuel (36 items). Memory items cover Communication, Patience and Wisdom. These requirements match the July 2026 screens and wiki; track Teacher and check for overlapping professions before growth.

What does a Quantum Physicist need?

More than each of these: Intellect: 220; Logic: 120; Patience: 80; Wisdom: 100. Food covers the intellect: with every food unlocked, the fewest items are 8 Ultimate Genesis (8 items). Past 200 each point counts for less, and the plan allows for that.

What is the Distributor recipe?

Height (cm): 160; Discipline: 12; Focus: 15; Logic: 10. Food covers the height: with every food unlocked, the fewest items are 1 Mitochondrial Surge + 3 Ultimate Genesis (4 items); with food up to skill tier 11, 33 Physique Fuel (33 items). Memory items cover Discipline, Focus and Logic. These requirements were last checked before Update 5.5; track Distributor and check for overlapping professions before growth.

What is the best first human?

There is no reliably established best first human. Among the checked screens, Room Supervisor, Visual Technician and Basic Supplier have some of the smallest requirement values. That comparison does not establish which profession is best. Room Supervisor: Life expectancy (years): 40; Communication: 4; Empathy: 3; Leadership: 5. Visual Technician: Life expectancy (years): 50; Creativity: 5; Communication: 4; Empathy: 3. Basic Supplier: Height (cm): 100; Discipline: 3; Focus: 4; Logic: 2.

How long does a Human Seed last?

The current seed countdown starts at about 2 hours.

Can I use the Aged Lazarus Vial?

An Aged Lazarus Vial cannot be used to grow a human. It can be dismantled for materials. It is a trash item that no recipe uses. Dismantling it gives Ultra-Tech Scraps, High-Tech Scraps, Tech Scraps, Broken Glass, Aluminium Scraps, Wire Scraps and Copper Scraps, so scrap it.

Sources

Reviewed 2026-10-05. Food plans are calculated from the values on this page. The seed countdown starts near the documented duration.

Official sources and wiki

Human Recipe Finder

Teacher

Food Processor ingredients

Memory items

From Seed to Growth Prediction

Compare Profession Requirements

Tier 1

Basic Supplier

Door Jammer

Health Assistant

Lab Technician

Maintenance Engineer

Manual Holder

Nutrient Handler

Room Supervisor

Station Roamer

Visual Technician

Tier 2

Distributor

Doctor

Field Research Scientist

Growth Specialist

Guard

Sculptor

Star Analyzer

Station Quartermaster

Systems Engineer

Teacher

Tier 3

Biosphere Director

Cultural Archivist

Energy Engineer

Mission Seeker

Neuro Specialist

Professor

Resource Director

Settlement Governor

Station Protector

Theoretical Scientist

Tier 4

Colonel of Humanity

Existential Chancellor

Existential Expressionist

Frontier Explorer

Guardian of Humanity

Logistics High Command

Neural Architect

Quantum Engineer

Quantum Physicist

Sustenance Architect

Star Child: A Memory-Item Requirement

Two Common Recipe Targets

Teacher

Quantum Physicist

Check for Overlapping Professions

Food Attributes & Unlock Levels

Ultimate Genesis

Hyper-Evolution

Nanite Infusion

Mitochondrial Surge

Bone-Fortify

Muscle Fortification

Physique Fuel

High-Fat

Nutri-Core

Mind Surge

Endura-Growth

Immune Boost

Neuro-Boost

Human Seeds & Aged Lazarus Vials

Aged Lazarus Vial: Keep It or Scrap It?

What Is the Best First Human?

Room Supervisor

Visual Technician

Basic Supplier

Human Recipe FAQ

How do I find a food recipe for a human profession?

Where can I check the stats of my own food combination?

How do I make a Teacher?

What does a Quantum Physicist need?