DH+1,425g
Dried Fruit
1 morning per batchFinal value2,800gProcessed25Backlog0
Stardew Valley Dehydrator calculator · batch profit
Do you have five to dry?
Keep the remainders visible.
Choose one fruit, mushroom, or Grape stack. See complete five-item batches, next-morning collection, extra gold, and the raw remainder.
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Keep remainders visible while pricing Dried Fruit, Dried Mushrooms, or Raisins over your deadline.
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Best supported routeDried Fruit
+1,425g versus selling this stack raw
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01 · Your farm
Machines & crops
One morning check per dayDay 0 starts empty.
Planning horizon
Farming profession
Machines
Crops & stock
Ready day: 0 = nowAFAncient Fruitfruit · 550g base
SFStarfruitfruit · 750g base
BBBlueberryfruit · 50g base
PKPumpkinvegetable · 320g base
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1Count machines2Add what's in your chest3Load the first rows
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03 · Your best routes
Recommended allocation
Load the highest-value rows first. The full day-by-day list is below.
SF
24 Starfruit→ Wine
+55,800g24 batches · KG
AF
80 Ancient Fruit→ Dried Fruit
+44,560g16 batches · DH
SF
12 Starfruit→ Jelly
+16,140g12 batches · PJ
PK
8 Pumpkin→ Pickles
+4,912g8 batches · PJ
AF
4 Ancient Fruit→ Jelly
+4,020g4 batches · PJ
BB
60 Blueberry→ Dried Fruit
+3,420g12 batches · DH
Rough capacity check: +7 Preserves jars · +2 Dehydrators under an estimate that sends each remaining stack through its strongest gold-per-morning route. This is not an optimized expansion plan.
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Full schedule
13 grouped loads
D0Load 4 Dehydrators20 Blueberry → Dried Fruit · collect Day 1
D0Load 8 Preserves Jars8 Pumpkin → Pickles · collect Day 3
D0Load 4 Preserves Jars4 Ancient Fruit → Jelly · collect Day 3
D0Load 24 Kegs24 Starfruit → Wine · collect Day 7
D1Load 1 Dehydrator5 Ancient Fruit → Dried Fruit · collect Day 2
D1Load 3 Dehydrators15 Blueberry → Dried Fruit · collect Day 2
D2Load 4 Dehydrators20 Blueberry → Dried Fruit · collect Day 3
D3Load 3 Dehydrators15 Ancient Fruit → Dried Fruit · collect Day 4
D3Load 1 Dehydrator5 Blueberry → Dried Fruit · collect Day 4
D3Load 12 Preserves Jars12 Starfruit → Jelly · collect Day 6
D4Load 4 Dehydrators20 Ancient Fruit → Dried Fruit · collect Day 5
D5Load 4 Dehydrators20 Ancient Fruit → Dried Fruit · collect Day 6
D6Load 4 Dehydrators20 Ancient Fruit → Dried Fruit · collect Day 7
Dehydrator profit and timing
Which Dehydrator items are worth it?
A Dehydrator consumes five matching inputs at once. ValleyMath keeps that batch size intact, prices the selected item over your deadline, and never turns an incomplete remainder into imaginary output.
Check one complete Dehydrator batch
Dried Fruit, Dried Mushrooms, and Raisins have different inputs and opportunity costs. Choose the item you have and compare the value of a complete five-item batch with selling those same inputs raw.
Is the Dehydrator worth it on a short deadline?
A finished Dried Fruit batch may add less gold than five Wines, but its conservative next-morning cycle frees the machine quickly. Over a short horizon, repeated fast batches can use limited space more effectively.
Remainders stay visible
Twelve fruit can create two Dehydrator batches and leave two units unprocessed. Those two units remain in backlog and retain raw value; the plan does not round the inventory up or erase the remainder.
Quality still affects the comparison
Dried Fruit output is based on item base price, not the quality of the five inputs. Higher-quality stacks therefore carry a larger raw-sale opportunity cost, which may push a normal-quality batch ahead of an Iridium one.
Model scope: unmodded Stardew Valley 1.6.x · crop, brew, mushroom, honey, Raisin, and Caviar routes · one morning check per day · machines start empty on Day 0 · Casks are not included.
How the plan is made
A one-day batch can outperform a higher-value route when machines are scarce.
Count real capacity
Every batch occupies a real machine until the morning collection day shown in the plan.
Protect opportunity cost
Quality and the selected profession path change what the exact input stack would sell for raw. Artisan includes the Tiller crop bonus where it applies.
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ValleyMath. “Stardew Valley Dehydrator Calculator — Batch Profit & Remainders” Data model: Stardew Valley 1.6.x. Page updated August 27, 2026. https://valleymath.com/stardew/dehydrator-calculator
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Common questions
Before you load the shed
What are the best items for a Dehydrator?
This page prices the fruit, mushroom, or Grape stack you select using the complete five-item batch you can actually make. For a like-for-like fruit-crop ranking, use the crop profit calculator and switch its benchmark to Dehydrator.
How many items does a Dehydrator batch require?
Every modeled Dried Fruit, Dried Mushroom, or Raisin job consumes five matching input items. Incomplete groups remain visible instead of being rounded up.
What happens to a remainder such as two fruit?
The remainder stays unprocessed and retains its raw sale value. Only complete five-item groups enter the Dehydrator schedule.
Why can a lower-value Dried Fruit route win?
A Dehydrator frees the machine on the next morning. Over a short deadline, that fast turnover can create more incremental value than a slower high-price route.
Is the Dehydrator worth it?
It can be when you have complete five-item groups and limited machine capacity. Enter your quantity and deadline; the result shows extra profit, processed units, and the remainder that stays raw.
How long does a Dehydrator take?
The modeled Dehydrator routes use one morning check. The result still shows the complete five-item batches, next collection day, and any remainder that cannot be processed.
Does crop quality affect the recommendation?
Yes. Dried output uses the item base price, while the raw alternative includes quality. High-quality inputs therefore carry a larger opportunity cost.