How do you get Rotten Flesh in Minecraft?

Rotten Flesh is obtained through killing zombies, husks, drowned, and zombie villagers, and Rotten Flesh from fishing (junk). There is no recipe: Rotten Flesh is found, and village temple chests give the best chance at about 89%.

What is Rotten Flesh used for?

Rotten Flesh is eaten to restore 4 hunger and 0.8 saturation, helping you keep your hunger bar full and regenerate health.

How many Rotten Flesh can you stack?

One slot takes 64 Rotten Flesh: eat all 64 Rotten Flesh and that is 12.8 bars. A shulker box of Rotten Flesh is 1,728 Rotten Flesh, over 27 slots of Rotten Flesh.

Where do you find Rotten Flesh in chests?

Rotten Flesh is chest loot in village temple chests (about 89%, 1 to 4 at a time), desert pyramid chests (about 70%, 1 to 8 at a time), dungeon chests (about 58%, 1 to 8 at a time), and woodland mansion chests (about 58%, 1 to 8 at a time). It shows up in 8 kinds of chest in total. Those odds on Rotten Flesh are per chest, and Luck moves Rotten Flesh no higher.

When was Rotten Flesh added to Minecraft?

Rotten Flesh was added in the early Alpha development period.

How long does it take to eat Rotten Flesh?

1.6 seconds for one Rotten Flesh, 5 Rotten Flesh for an empty bar, 8 seconds for the two multiplied out. Each bite hands back 4 hunger, so the 5 of them add up to a full bar.

What effects does Rotten Flesh give you?

80 bites out of 100 give Hunger for 30 seconds; the rest pass without it.

Food

Rotten Flesh

A drop from zombies that restores 4 hunger points but has an 80% chance to inflict Hunger.

Stack Size

Durability

N/A

Overview

Rotten Flesh is a food item in the Food category of Minecraft, obtained through killing zombies, husks, drowned, and zombie villagers and fishing (junk). A single inventory slot holds a full stack of 64 Rotten Flesh. Eating it restores 4 hunger (2 drumsticks) and 0.8 saturation points.

Restoring 4 hunger and 0.8 saturation, Rotten Flesh 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. Of the 8 kinds of generated chest that can hold it, village temple chests are the best bet at about 89% per chest.

How to Obtain

Killing zombies, husks, drowned, and zombie villagers
Fishing (junk)

Food Value

Hunger Restored

4 (2 drumsticks)

Saturation

0.8

Time to Eat

1.6 seconds

Eat On A Full Bar

Mobs That Drop Rotten Flesh

You can get Rotten Flesh off 9 mobs, and the richest of them give 2 to 3 per kill. Looting on Camel Husk pays 1 more Rotten Flesh a level, 3 becoming 6.

Eating Rotten Flesh

Count 8 seconds to eat back a whole bar with Rotten Flesh: 5 helpings at 1.6 seconds each. The saturation behind each point is 0.2, so Rotten Flesh holds the bar steady that much longer after the meal. On saturation Rotten Flesh lands at 29 of 37, just under Raw Mutton and just over Dried Kelp. Swallowing Rotten Flesh comes with Hunger for 30 seconds, but only 80 times out of 100.

Notes

Eating has an 80% chance to apply Hunger for 30 seconds. Can be fed to tamed wolves safely and used to breed them.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you get Rotten Flesh in Minecraft?
Rotten Flesh is obtained through killing zombies, husks, drowned, and zombie villagers, and Rotten Flesh from fishing (junk). There is no recipe: Rotten Flesh is found, and village temple chests give the best chance at about 89%.
What is Rotten Flesh used for?
Rotten Flesh is eaten to restore 4 hunger and 0.8 saturation, helping you keep your hunger bar full and regenerate health.
How many Rotten Flesh can you stack?
One slot takes 64 Rotten Flesh: eat all 64 Rotten Flesh and that is 12.8 bars. A shulker box of Rotten Flesh is 1,728 Rotten Flesh, over 27 slots of Rotten Flesh.
Where do you find Rotten Flesh in chests?
Rotten Flesh is chest loot in village temple chests (about 89%, 1 to 4 at a time), desert pyramid chests (about 70%, 1 to 8 at a time), dungeon chests (about 58%, 1 to 8 at a time), and woodland mansion chests (about 58%, 1 to 8 at a time). It shows up in 8 kinds of chest in total. Those odds on Rotten Flesh are per chest, and Luck moves Rotten Flesh no higher.
When was Rotten Flesh added to Minecraft?
Rotten Flesh was added in the early Alpha development period.
Which mobs drop Rotten Flesh?
You can get Rotten Flesh off 9 mobs, and the richest of them give 2 to 3 per kill. Looting on Camel Husk pays 1 more Rotten Flesh a level, 3 becoming 6.
How long does it take to eat Rotten Flesh?
1.6 seconds for one Rotten Flesh, 5 Rotten Flesh for an empty bar, 8 seconds for the two multiplied out. Each bite hands back 4 hunger, so the 5 of them add up to a full bar.
What effects does Rotten Flesh give you?
80 bites out of 100 give Hunger for 30 seconds; the rest pass without it.