Minecraft Food Chart
Every food in Minecraft Java 26.3 with the hunger it restores, its hidden saturation, saturation per hunger point, effects and eating time — sortable, so you can see at a glance which food keeps you full longest.
- Foods
- 40
- Most saturation
- Golden Carrot14.4 saturation
- Most hunger
- Rabbit Stew10 hunger points
- Best ratio
- Golden Apple2.4 saturation per point
- Fastest to eat
- Dried Kelp0.8 s
- Foods with bad effects
- 5
All Minecraft foods
Game dataThe best food in Minecraft is Golden Carrot: it gives 14.4 saturation, the most of any safe food, so your hunger bar stays full longest. Rabbit Stew restores the most hunger (10 points) and Golden Apple has the best saturation per hunger point (2.4). Sort the table by any column.
Food | Hunger | Saturation | Ratio | Effects | Eat time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Golden CarrotCrafted: Crafting Table | 6 | 14.4 | 2.4 | — | 1.6 s |
 Cooked PorkchopCooked: Furnace | 8 | 12.8 | 1.6 | — | 1.6 s |
 SteakCooked: Furnace | 8 | 12.8 | 1.6 | — | 1.6 s |
 Rabbit StewCrafted: Crafting Table | 10 | 12 | 1.2 | — | 1.6 s |
 Cooked MuttonCooked: Furnace | 6 | 9.6 | 1.6 | — | 1.6 s |
 Cooked SalmonCooked: Furnace | 6 | 9.6 | 1.6 | — | 1.6 s |
 Enchanted Golden AppleChest loot: Trial Chambers ominous vault (30%) | 4 | 9.6 | 2.4 |  Regeneration II· 20 s Resistance· 300 s Fire Resistance· 300 s Absorption IV· 120 s | 1.6 s |
 Golden AppleCrafted: Crafting Table | 4 | 9.6 | 2.4 | Regeneration II· 5 sAbsorption· 120 s | 1.6 s |
 Beetroot SoupCrafted: Crafting Table | 6 | 7.2 | 1.2 | — | 1.6 s |
 Cooked ChickenCooked: Furnace | 6 | 7.2 | 1.2 | — | 1.6 s |
 Mushroom StewCrafted: Crafting Table | 6 | 7.2 | 1.2 | — | 1.6 s |
 Suspicious StewCrafted: Crafting Table | 6 | 7.2 | 1.2 | — | 1.6 s |
 Baked PotatoCooked: Furnace | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | — | 1.6 s |
 BreadCrafted: Crafting Table | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | — | 1.6 s |
 Cooked CodCooked: Furnace | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | — | 1.6 s |
 Cooked RabbitCooked: Furnace | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | — | 1.6 s |
 Pumpkin PieCrafted: Crafting Table | 8 | 4.8 | 0.6 | — | 1.6 s |
 CarrotFarmed (crop) | 3 | 3.6 | 1.2 | — | 1.6 s |
 Spider EyeDropped by Spider (33.3%) | 2 | 3.2 | 1.6 |  Poison· 5 s | 1.6 s |
 AppleFarmed: Dark Oak Leaves | 4 | 2.4 | 0.6 | — | 1.6 s |
 Chorus FruitFarmed: Chorus Plant | 4 | 2.4 | 0.6 | Random teleport | 1.6 s |
 Raw BeefDropped by Cow (100%) | 3 | 1.8 | 0.6 | — | 1.6 s |
 Raw PorkchopDropped by Pig (100%) | 3 | 1.8 | 0.6 | — | 1.6 s |
 Raw RabbitDropped by Rabbit (100%) | 3 | 1.8 | 0.6 | — | 1.6 s |
 Honey BottleCrafted: Crafting Table | 6 | 1.2 | 0.2 | Removes effects | 2 s |
 Melon SliceFarmed: Melon | 2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | — | 1.6 s |
 Poisonous PotatoFarmed (crop) | 2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | Poison· 5 s (60%) | 1.6 s |
 Raw ChickenDropped by Chicken (100%) | 2 | 1.2 | 0.6 |  Hunger· 30 s (30%) | 1.6 s |
 Raw MuttonDropped by Sheep (100%) | 2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | — | 1.6 s |
 BeetrootFarmed (crop) | 1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | — | 1.6 s |
 Rotten FleshDropped by Zombie (66.7%) | 4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Hunger· 30 s (80%) | 1.6 s |
 Dried KelpCrafted: Crafting Table | 1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | — | 0.8 s |
 PotatoFarmed (crop) | 1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | — | 1.6 s |
 CookieCrafted: Crafting Table | 2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | — | 1.6 s |
 Glow BerriesFarmed (crop) | 2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | — | 1.6 s |
 Raw CodDropped by Cod (100%) | 2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | — | 1.6 s |
 Raw SalmonDropped by Salmon (100%) | 2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | — | 1.6 s |
 Sweet BerriesFarmed (crop) | 2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | — | 1.6 s |
 PufferfishDropped by Pufferfish (100%) | 1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Poison II· 60 sHunger III· 15 s Nausea· 15 s | 1.6 s |
 Tropical FishDropped by Tropical Fish (100%) | 1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | — | 1.6 s |
Data: Minecraft Java Edition 26.3 game files. How we source this
Best foods in Minecraft
CalculatedCalculated from the food values in the game files (foods with harmful effects left out).
| Best for | Food | Hunger | Saturation | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying full longest | Golden Carrot | 6 | 14.4 | 14.4 saturation, the most of any safe food |
| Filling the hunger bar | Rabbit Stew | 10 | 12 | 10 hunger points in one bite |
| Value per bite | Golden Apple | 4 | 9.6 | 2.4 saturation per hunger point |
| Eating in a fight | Dried Kelp | 1 | 0.6 | eaten in 0.8 s |
How hunger and saturation work
Straight from the game's food code (Java 26.3).
- Hunger is the visible bar (20 points, 10 shanks). Saturation is a hidden reserve that drains first: every 4 points of exhaustion (running, jumping, fighting) cost 1 saturation, and only once it's empty do you lose hunger.
- Eating adds the food's saturation, but your saturation can never be higher than your current hunger level — eat high-saturation food when your bar is fairly full.
- With a full bar (20) and saturation left you heal fast, every half second. At 18 hunger or more you heal 1 health every 4 seconds. At 0 hunger you starve: 1 damage every 4 seconds (down to 10 health on Easy, 1 on Normal, and to death on Hard).
- 5 foods carry a harmful effect — the chart shows those effects in red, and the filter above hides them.
Minecraft Java 26.3 has 40 foods. Golden Carrot gives the most saturation (14.4), Rabbit Stew the most hunger (10) and Golden Apple the best saturation per hunger point (2.4). Dried Kelp is the quickest to eat at 0.8 seconds; 5 foods have a harmful effect.
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Minecraft food FAQ (Java 26.3)
What is the best food in Minecraft?
Golden Carrot is the best everyday food: it gives 14.4 saturation, the most of any food without a bad effect. Rabbit Stew restores the most hunger at once (10 points).
What is saturation in Minecraft?
Saturation is a hidden reserve on top of the hunger bar. It drains before hunger does, and it can't be higher than your current hunger level, so foods with more saturation keep you full much longer.
Which food has the best saturation per hunger point?
Golden Apple, with 2.4 saturation per hunger point among foods that restore at least 2 shanks.
Which Minecraft foods are bad to eat?
5 foods have a harmful effect, for example Spider Eye, Poisonous Potato, Raw Chicken, Rotten Flesh, Pufferfish.
Which foods can you eat when you're not hungry?
Only these can be eaten with a full hunger bar: Enchanted Golden Apple, Golden Apple, Suspicious Stew, Chorus Fruit, Honey Bottle.