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Cactus Flesh

Cactus Flesh is a harvested agricultural substance in No Man's Sky. The best yield: refine Pyrite x1, Cactus Flesh x1 in a Medium Refiner to get 2.

Best yield

1Pyrite1Cactus Fleshmakes22Cactus Flesh

Medium Refinerabout 0.36s per batchQuickest: 1 Pyrite + 1 Sulphurine → 1 in about 0.24s

Calculate

Cactus Flesh

1 batch: 1 Pyrite + 1 Cactus Flesh in a Medium Refiner makes 2 (1 more than you put in), about 0.36s in one refiner.

How to refine Cactus Flesh4 recipes

Best yield per input first

Times are approximate, per batch (one run of the recipe). In-game refiner timers are often off.

What can you refine from Cactus Flesh?4 recipes

What can you cook from Cactus Flesh?4 recipes

What can you craft with Cactus Flesh?3 items

Frequently asked questions

About

Succulent, edible cactus flesh from the Echinocactus plant. As well as being juicy on the tongue, the flesh has many industrial uses.

The Echinocactus thrives only on desert planets, but can be farmed in all environments with the aid of a Hydroponics Tray..

Details

Legality
Legal
Growing Time
16 hours
Data updated
2026-09-09