Minecraft Food and Drink IDs

Food and drink items restore hunger, support exploration, or provide special gameplay effects. This category gives you a focused way to find edible items, potions, and their current namespaced IDs.

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About Minecraft Food and Drink IDs

42catalog entries
Javamodern namespaced IDs
1.13+current ID format

Use this page to search the 42 entries currently reviewed in the food & drinks catalog. Each result opens a dedicated page with the copyable item ID and a ready-to-use /give command.

Common reasons to use these IDs

  • building food kits for a world or server
  • finding a food item ID quickly
  • moving from an ingredient to its cooked or crafted result
What is the best food in Minecraft?

Golden carrots and cooked steak offer the best saturation-to-effort ratio for everyday play. Golden carrots edge out steak slightly on saturation, while steak is easier to mass-produce early. Enchanted golden apples are the strongest food overall but too rare for regular eating.

Do potions belong to the food category?

Potions are grouped with food and drink here because they are consumables. Potion, splash, and lingering variants share base item IDs, with the specific effect stored in data components rather than separate IDs.

Why does suspicious stew have one ID but different effects?

The effect of suspicious stew is stored in the item data components, not in its ID. The base ID minecraft:suspicious_stew covers every flower variant, so command users specify effects with component syntax.

How many food & drinks are in this catalog?

This catalog currently lists 42 reviewed food & drinks entries. It is an expanded core catalog of the most-searched entries, not a complete list of every one in the game.

What ID format do these entries use?

Every entry uses the modern Java Edition namespaced ID format, such as minecraft:stone, which has been the current ID format since version 1.13.

Food & Drinks Comparison Tool

Sort and compare every edible item by hunger, saturation, and effects — then pick up to three for a side-by-side check. Nutrition values are verified Java Edition data.

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Original pixel art Apple icon
Apple
Item IDminecraft:apple
Historical numerical ID260
Original pixel art Golden Apple icon
Golden Apple
Item IDminecraft:golden_apple
Historical numerical ID322
Original pixel art Bread icon
Bread
Item IDminecraft:bread
Historical numerical ID297
Pixel art illustration of a dark brown grilled steak with seared edges
Cooked Beef
Item IDminecraft:cooked_beef
Historical numerical ID364
Pixel art illustration of a pinkish-brown cooked porkchop with a small bone tip
Cooked Porkchop
Item IDminecraft:cooked_porkchop
Historical numerical ID320
Pixel art illustration of a golden-brown cooked chicken drumstick with a small bone
Cooked Chicken
Item IDminecraft:cooked_chicken
Historical numerical ID366
Original pixel art Carrot icon
Carrot
Item IDminecraft:carrot
Historical numerical ID391
Pixel art illustration of a shiny golden carrot with a small green leafy top
Golden Carrot
Item IDminecraft:golden_carrot
Historical numerical ID396
Original pixel art Potato icon
Potato
Item IDminecraft:potato
Historical numerical ID392
Pixel art illustration of a warm brown baked potato
Baked Potato
Item IDminecraft:baked_potato
Historical numerical ID393
Pixel art illustration of a juicy red melon slice with a green rind and dark seeds
Melon Slice
Item IDminecraft:melon_slice
Historical numerical ID360
Pixel art illustration of a round tan cookie with dark chocolate chips
Cookie
Item IDminecraft:cookie
Historical numerical ID357
Pixel art illustration of a square cake with white cream frosting and red cherries on top
Cake
Item IDminecraft:cake
Historical numerical ID354
Original pixel art Potion icon
Potion
Item IDminecraft:potion
Historical numerical ID373
Pixel art illustration of a raw beef steak with pinkish-red marbled meat
Raw Beef
Item IDminecraft:beef
Historical numerical ID363
Pixel art illustration of a deep purple-red beetroot with green leaves
Beetroot
Item IDminecraft:beetroot
Historical numerical ID434
Pixel art illustration of a wooden bowl of purple-red beetroot soup
Beetroot Soup
Item IDminecraft:beetroot_soup
Historical numerical ID436
Pixel art illustration of a raw chicken drumstick with pale pink meat
Raw Chicken
Item IDminecraft:chicken
Historical numerical ID365
Pixel art illustration of a raw cod fish with blue-gray scales and a lighter belly
Raw Cod
Item IDminecraft:cod
Shared ID, data value 0 (Java 1.12.2 and earlier)349
Pixel art illustration of cooked cod with a golden-brown fish fillet
Cooked Cod
Item IDminecraft:cooked_cod
Shared ID, data value 0 (Java 1.12.2 and earlier)350
Pixel art illustration of cooked mutton with browned roasted meat
Cooked Mutton
Item IDminecraft:cooked_mutton
Historical numerical ID424
Pixel art illustration of cooked rabbit with golden-brown roasted meat
Cooked Rabbit
Item IDminecraft:cooked_rabbit
Historical numerical ID412
Pixel art illustration of cooked salmon with an orange-pink fillet
Cooked Salmon
Item IDminecraft:cooked_salmon
Shared ID, data value 1 (Java 1.12.2 and earlier)350
Pixel art illustration of glow berries with glowing orange berries on a cave vine
Glow Berries
Item IDminecraft:glow_berries
Historical numerical IDNot applicable

How to Use Minecraft Food and Drink IDs

Use the namespaced ID from the item page. Do not assume that an old numerical ID works in modern Java Edition.

  1. Search the category by name or the modern minecraft:... ID.
  2. Open the matching item page to check its current ID and any reviewed historical-ID note.
  3. Copy the item ID or customize its /give command for your player and quantity.

Notable Food & Drinks in This Category

Golden carrots and cooked steak lead the practical rankings thanks to their saturation, while golden apples and enchanted golden apples serve as effect foods rather than hunger food. Suspicious stew is the odd one out: its effects depend on the flower used, and the item ID stays the same.

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