Potato
A vegetable that restores 1 hunger point when eaten raw. It is usually baked first.
Stack Size
Stack Size64
Durability
DurabilityN/A
Category
CategoryFood
Version Added
Version Added1.4.2
Item ID
Item IDpotato
Overview
Potato is a food item in the Food category of Minecraft, obtained through harvesting potato crops, killing zombies (rare drop), chest loot, and trading (Farmer). A single inventory slot holds a full stack of 64 Potato. Eating it restores 1 hunger (0.5 drumsticks) and 0.6 saturation points.
Restoring 1 hunger and 0.6 saturation, Potato 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. Potato additionally serves as a crafting ingredient for Baked Potato. Of the 5 kinds of generated chest that can hold it, plains village houses are the best bet at about 74% per chest.
Used to Craft
Potato is a crafting ingredient for 1 other item in Minecraft. Each one links to its own recipe and details page.
Baked PotatoHow to Obtain
- Harvesting potato crops
- Killing zombies (rare drop)
- Chest loot
- Trading (Farmer)
Food Value
Hunger Restored
Hunger Restored1 (0.5 drumsticks)
Saturation
Saturation0.6
Notes
Can be smelted into a baked potato. Harvesting may rarely yield a poisonous potato.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you get Potato in Minecraft?
Potato is obtained through harvesting potato crops, killing zombies (rare drop), chest loot, and trading (Farmer). You never craft Potato; 1 recipe spends it.
What is Potato used for?
Potato is a crafting ingredient used to make Baked Potato.
How many Potato can you stack?
Potato stacks up to 64 per inventory slot, so a full stack is 64 and a double chest holds 3,456 of them.
Where do you find Potato in chests?
Potato is chest loot in plains village houses (about 74%, 1 to 7 at a time), snowy village houses (about 66%, 1 to 7 at a time), taiga village houses (about 66%, 1 to 7 at a time), and pillager outpost chests (about 57%, 2 to 5 at a time). It shows up in 5 kinds of chest in total. Those odds come from the loot tables themselves, so they are per chest, without any Luck.
When was Potato added to Minecraft?
Potato was added in version 1.4.2.