Minecraft Food Saturation Chart (Java)
Golden carrots give the most saturation in Minecraft. Pick any of the 44 foods to see hunger and saturation from the game's own data (26.3).
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Hunger restored
8 / 20
8 each (4 drumsticks)
Saturation
12.8
Each piece; saturation can't go above your hunger level
| Food | Hunger | Saturation |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Carrot | 6 | 14.4 |
| Steak | 8 | 12.8 |
| Cooked Porkchop | 8 | 12.8 |
| Rabbit Stew | 10 | 12 |
| Cooked Mutton | 6 | 9.6 |
| Cooked Salmon | 6 | 9.6 |
| Enchanted Golden Apple | 4 | 9.6 |
| Golden Apple | 4 | 9.6 |
| Beetroot Soup | 6 | 7.2 |
| Cooked Chicken | 6 | 7.2 |
| Mushroom Stew | 6 | 7.2 |
| Suspicious Stew | 6 | 7.2 |
| Baked Potato | 5 | 6 |
| Bread | 5 | 6 |
| Cooked Cod | 5 | 6 |
| Cooked Rabbit | 5 | 6 |
| Pumpkin Pie | 8 | 4.8 |
| Carrot | 3 | 3.6 |
| Spider Eye | 2 | 3.2 |
| Apple | 4 | 2.4 |
| Chorus Fruit | 4 | 2.4 |
| Raw Beef | 3 | 1.8 |
| Raw Porkchop | 3 | 1.8 |
| Raw Rabbit | 3 | 1.8 |
| Beetroot | 1 | 1.2 |
| Raw Chicken | 2 | 1.2 |
| Honey Bottle | 6 | 1.2 |
| Melon Slice | 2 | 1.2 |
| Raw Mutton | 2 | 1.2 |
| Poisonous Potato | 2 | 1.2 |
| Rotten Flesh | 4 | 0.8 |
| Dried Kelp | 1 | 0.6 |
| Potato | 1 | 0.6 |
| Raw Cod | 2 | 0.4 |
| Bucket of Cod | 2 | 0.4 |
| Cookie | 2 | 0.4 |
| Glow Berries | 2 | 0.4 |
| Raw Salmon | 2 | 0.4 |
| Bucket of Salmon | 2 | 0.4 |
| Sweet Berries | 2 | 0.4 |
| Pufferfish | 1 | 0.2 |
| Bucket of Pufferfish | 1 | 0.2 |
| Tropical Fish | 1 | 0.2 |
| Bucket of Tropical Fish | 1 | 0.2 |
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Best foods by saturation
| Food | Hunger | Saturation |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Carrot | 6 | 14.4 |
| Cooked Beef | 8 | 12.8 |
| Cooked Porkchop | 8 | 12.8 |
| Rabbit Stew | 10 | 12 |
| Cooked Mutton | 6 | 9.6 |
| Cooked Salmon | 6 | 9.6 |
| Enchanted Golden Apple | 4 | 9.6 |
| Golden Apple | 4 | 9.6 |
| Beetroot Soup | 6 | 7.2 |
| Cooked Chicken | 6 | 7.2 |
How to use it
- Pick a food and how many you'll eat.
- Read hunger restored and saturation.
- Compare every food in the table, sorted by saturation.
- Carry high-saturation food for long trips.
How it works
Every food has a nutrition value (hunger points, 2 per drumstick) and a saturation value. Saturation is a hidden bar that empties before hunger does, so foods with more saturation keep you full longer. Values come from each food item's data in the game.
Questions
What is the best food in Minecraft?
Golden carrots have the most saturation for a normal food. Cooked porkchop and steak restore the most hunger.
What does saturation do?
It's a hidden bar used up before your hunger bar, so high-saturation food keeps you from getting hungry for longer.
Why can't I eat more?
You can only eat when your hunger bar isn't full (except golden apples and some special foods).
Does cooking food help?
Yes. Cooked meat and fish restore much more hunger and saturation than raw.
How do I heal fastest?
Keep your hunger bar full; with high saturation you regenerate health quickly.
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By PickaxeKit Editorial Team. Updated 2026-11-09.