Originally posted by Kauldric:

I was noticing consumed food starts flashing at like 5-8 minutes before it fades? But food with 3m left sometimes doesn’t flash.

What exactly does the flashing indicate. This part is confusing…

Its on a % bases, and not a 5 min mark.

So when there is like 20% left the food will flash.
Edit: I dont know which % its at, the 20% was just an example.