Food items
Salmonberry
Hunger: 3 (1.5 shanks)
Saturation: 0.3
Source: Salmonberry bushA pink berry harvested from salmonberry bushes.
Duskmelon slice
Hunger: 5 (2.5 shanks)
Saturation: 1.1
Effect: Blindness (12 seconds, 100% chance)
Source: Duskmelon plantSweet melon with a side effect of temporary blindness.
Hanging earlight fruit
Hunger: 6 (3 shanks)
Saturation: 0.4
Effect: Glowing (10 seconds, 10% chance)
Source: Hanging earlight (Nether)Luminescent fruit from the nether that may make you glow.
Meadow sage
Hunger: 2 (1 shank)
Saturation: 0.15
Effect: Instant Health (1 second, 50% chance)
Source: Meadow sage plantMedicinal herb with healing properties.
Food mechanics
Salmonberry bushes
Salmonberry bushes
Growth: Similar to sweet berry bushes
Stages: Multiple growth stages
Harvest: Right-click mature bush to collect berries
Properties:
- Flammable
- Random tick growth
- No collision when growing
- Sweet berry bush sounds
Duskmelon
Duskmelon
Growth: Vine-based like regular melons
Special notes:
- Causes blindness effect when eaten
- Higher saturation than regular melon
- Found in specific biomes
Hanging earlight
Hanging earlight
Location: Nether (Cobalt biome)
Growth: Hangs downward like weeping vines
Properties:
- Emits light (level 14)
- Edible fruit
- Low chance of glowing effect
- Random tick growth
Meadow sage
Meadow sage
Type: Tall plant (2 blocks)
Special notes:
- Only tall plant that’s edible
- 50% chance of healing
- Low hunger restoration
- Found in meadow biomes
Nutrition comparison
- By hunger value
- By saturation
- By effect
Ranked from most to least filling:
- Hanging earlight fruit - 6 hunger (3 shanks)
- Duskmelon slice - 5 hunger (2.5 shanks)
- Salmonberry - 3 hunger (1.5 shanks)
- Meadow sage - 2 hunger (1 shank)
Item aliases
Some items have legacy names that redirect to current names:
cactus_flower→saguaro_cactus_flowermaple_leaf_pile→maple_leaf_litterred_maple_leaf_pile→red_maple_leaf_litterorange_maple_leaf_pile→orange_maple_leaf_littersilver_birch_leaf_pile→silver_birch_leaf_litterenchanted_birch_leaf_pile→enchanted_birch_leaf_litter
Obtaining food
Find the plant source
Locate the plant in its natural biome:
- Salmonberries: Various biomes
- Duskmelon: Specific overworld biomes
- Hanging earlight: Cobalt nether biome
- Meadow sage: Meadow biomes
Wait for maturity
Most food plants need time to grow:
- Berry bushes have visible growth stages
- Melons need to generate fruit blocks
- Vines grow downward over time
Harvest carefully
Collection methods:
- Berries: Right-click mature bushes
- Melons: Break the fruit block
- Earlight fruit: Break the hanging fruit
- Sage: Break the plant