food

Food

Food Item — Full Example

{
  "id": "magic_apple",
  "type": "food",
  "names": {
    "en_us": "Magic Apple",
    "es_mx": "Manzana Mágica"
  },
  "nutrition": 4,
  "saturation": 1.2,
  "always_edible": true,
  "fire_resistant": true,
  "mob_drops": {
    "entities": ["minecraft:zombie", "#minecraft:undead"],
    "chance": 0.15,
    "min": 1,
    "max": 2
  },
  "on_eat_effects": [
    { "effect": "minecraft:regeneration",    "amplifier": 1, "duration": 10,  "probability": 1.0 },
    { "effect": "minecraft:absorption",      "amplifier": 0, "duration": 120, "probability": 1.0 },
    { "effect": "minecraft:fire_resistance", "amplifier": 0, "duration": 30,  "probability": 1.0 },
    { "effect": "minecraft:resistance",      "amplifier": 0, "duration": 300, "probability": 1.0 }
  ],
  "texture": {
    "mode": "reference",
    "refs": { "item": "minecraft:item/golden_apple" }
  },
  "recipe": {
    "type": "shaped",
    "pattern": ["GGG","GAG","GGG"],
    "key": { "G": "minecraft:gold_block", "A": "minecraft:apple" }
  }
}

This item survives fire and lava when dropped, and zombies and other undead have a 15% chance to drop 1–2 of it upon death.

Instant food (eat_duration: 0) and slow food (eat_duration: 10 = 10 seconds) are also supported.

Food Fields

Field	Type	Default	Description
nutrition	Int	0	Hunger points restored. Bread=5, Cooked beef=8, Golden apple=4
saturation	Float	0.6	Saturation modifier. Bread=0.6, Cooked beef=0.8, Golden apple=1.2
always_edible	Boolean	false	Can eat even when the hunger bar is full
fast_food	Boolean	false	Consumed faster like dried kelp (16 ticks)
eat_duration	Float	-1	Consumption time in seconds. 0=instant, 1.6=normal vanilla, 10=very slow. Overrides fast_food when set.
on_eat_effects	List	—	Effects applied on consumption
on_eat_effects[].effect	String	—	Effect ID, e.g. "minecraft:regeneration"
on_eat_effects[].amplifier	Int	0	Effect level minus 1. 0=Level I, 1=Level II
on_eat_effects[].duration	Int	5	Duration in seconds
on_eat_effects[].probability	Float	1.0	Probability of applying (0.0–1.0)