Golden Apple
A valuable food item that grants Absorption II for 2 minutes and Regeneration II for 5 seconds when eaten.
Stack Size
Stack Size64
Durability
DurabilityN/A
Category
CategoryFood
Version Added
Version Added1.0
Item ID
Item IDgolden_apple
Overview
Golden Apple is a food item in the Food category of Minecraft, obtained through crafting it, Dungeon chest loot, Mineshaft chest loot, and Ruined Portal chest loot. A single inventory slot holds a full stack of 64 Golden Apple. Eating it restores 4 hunger (2 drumsticks) and 9.6 saturation points.
Restoring 4 hunger and 9.6 saturation, Golden Apple keeps your hunger bar topped up so natural health regeneration can continue; higher saturation means you stay full for longer before needing to eat again. Every igloo basement chest contains one, and 11 other kinds of generated chest can hold it as well.
Crafting Recipe
Crafting
How to Obtain
- Crafting
- Dungeon chest loot
- Mineshaft chest loot
- Ruined Portal chest loot
Food Value
Hunger Restored
4 (2 drumsticks)
Saturation
9.6
Time to Eat
1.6 seconds
Eat On A Full Bar
Yes
Eating Golden Apple
5 helpings clear an empty hunger bar, at 1.6 seconds each, which is 8 seconds before Golden Apple has done the job. Every hunger point Golden Apple gives back carries 2.4 saturation with it, which is what decides how long you stay full. That is 8 of 37 on saturation, between Enchanted Golden Apple at 9.6 and Beetroot Soup at 7.2. A full bar is no obstacle here, because Golden Apple can be eaten at any point. Eating Golden Apple also hands you Regeneration II for 5 seconds and Absorption for two minutes.
Notes
Grants Absorption II (2:00) and Regeneration II (0:05). Essential for PvP and boss fights.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you get Golden Apple in Minecraft?
Golden Apple is crafted from Gold Ingot and Apple, at a Crafting Table. Golden Apple also comes from Dungeon chest loot, Golden Apple from Mineshaft chest loot, and Golden Apple from Ruined Portal chest loot, not just the Golden Apple recipe above.
What is Golden Apple used for?
Golden Apple is eaten to restore 4 hunger and 9.6 saturation, helping you keep your hunger bar full and regenerate health.
How many Golden Apple can you stack?
One slot takes 64 Golden Apple: eat all 64 Golden Apple and that is 12.8 bars. A shulker box of Golden Apple is 1,728 Golden Apple, over 27 slots of Golden Apple.
Where do you find Golden Apple in chests?
Golden Apple is chest loot in igloo basement chests (always), trial chamber vaults (about 33%), abandoned mineshaft chests (about 28%), and woodland mansion chests (about 26%). It shows up in 12 kinds of chest in total. Those odds on Golden Apple are per chest, and Luck moves Golden Apple no higher.
When was Golden Apple added to Minecraft?
Golden Apple was added in the 1.0 full release.
How long does it take to eat Golden Apple?
1.6 seconds for one Golden Apple, and an empty bar of Golden Apple means 5 of those, or 8 seconds in total. You can spend those seconds on a full bar too, which is rare: Golden Apple does not need you to be hungry.
What effects does Golden Apple give you?
Golden Apple always applies Regeneration II for 5 seconds and Absorption for two minutes.