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Bread

Bread is a food item that can be eaten by the player.

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Contents (24)
  1. Obtaining
  2. Crafting
  3. Generated loot
  4. Trading
  5. Villager gifts
  6. Usage
  7. Food
  8. Breeding
  9. Composting
  10. Sounds
  11. Data values
  12. ID
  13. Achievements
  14. Advancements
  15. History
  16. Java Edition
  17. Bedrock Edition
  18. Legacy Console Edition
  19. New Nintendo 3DS Edition
  20. Data history
  21. Gallery
  22. In other media
  23. Issues
  24. External links
For other uses, see Bread (disambiguation).
Bread
Bread.png: Infobox image for Minecraft item 'Bread'
Invicon Bread.png: Inventory sprite for Bread in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Bread
Rarity tier
  Common
Consumption time 32 game ticks (1.6 seconds)
Hunger 5 (🍖🍗🍗)
Saturation 6 (🍗🍗🍗)
Saturation boost‌[JE only] Heals: 4HP❤️❤️
Duration: 2 seconds
Always consumable No
Renewable Yes
Stackable Yes (64)

Bread is a food item that can be eaten by the player.

Obtaining

Crafting

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Wheat
Invicon Wheat.png: Inventory sprite for Wheat in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Wheat with description: WheatInvicon Wheat.png: Inventory sprite for Wheat in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Wheat with description: WheatInvicon Wheat.png: Inventory sprite for Wheat in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Wheat with description: Wheat
Invicon Bread.png: Inventory sprite for Bread in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Bread

Generated loot

Item Structure Container Quantity Chance
Java Edition
Bread Monster Room Chest 1 34.1%
{ "item": "Bread", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.34095616000000006, "structure": "Monster Room", "container": "Chest" }
Abandoned Camp Barrel 1–3 35.5%
{ "item": "Bread", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.35542388369628897, "structure": "Abandoned Camp", "container": "Barrel" }
Mineshaft Chest not located in a sulfur cave 1–3 38.7%
{ "item": "Bread", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.38688472290717413, "structure": "Mineshaft", "container": "Chest not located in a sulfur cave" }
Bonus Chest Chest 1–2 61.5%
{ "item": "Bread", "stacksize": "1–2", "chance": 0.6153268219383922, "structure": "Bonus Chest", "container": "Chest" }
Mineshaft Chest located in a sulfur cave 1–3 38.7%
{ "item": "Bread", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.38688472290717413, "structure": "Mineshaft", "container": "Chest located in a [[sulfur cave]]" }
Stronghold Storeroom chest 1–3 47.5%
{ "item": "Bread", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.4753516873195087, "structure": "Stronghold", "container": "Storeroom chest" }
Altar chest 1–3 32.9%
{ "item": "Bread", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.3288116773641878, "structure": "Stronghold", "container": "Altar chest" }
Trial Chambers Trial spawner 1–3 15%
{ "item": "Bread", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.15000000000000002, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Trial spawner" }
Village Mason's chest 1–4 62.2%
{ "item": "Bread", "stacksize": "1–4", "chance": 0.6215662562989337, "structure": "Village", "container": "Mason's chest" }
Cartographer's chest 1–4 61.2%
{ "item": "Bread", "stacksize": "1–4", "chance": 0.611766, "structure": "Village", "container": "Cartographer's chest" }
Taiga house chest 1–4 65.6%
{ "item": "Bread", "stacksize": "1–4", "chance": 0.6556091848091459, "structure": "Village", "container": "Taiga house chest" }
Savanna house chest 1–4 71.7%
{ "item": "Bread", "stacksize": "1–4", "chance": 0.7169464744127282, "structure": "Village", "container": "Savanna house chest" }
Plains house chest 1–4 74.2%
{ "item": "Bread", "stacksize": "1–4", "chance": 0.7422481146272464, "structure": "Village", "container": "Plains house chest" }
Desert house chest 1–4 80.6%
{ "item": "Bread", "stacksize": "1–4", "chance": 0.8060478337988324, "structure": "Village", "container": "Desert house chest" }
Tannery chest 1–4 62.8%
{ "item": "Bread", "stacksize": "1–4", "chance": 0.6275796890258789, "structure": "Village", "container": "Tannery chest" }
Temple chest 1–4 89.3%
{ "item": "Bread", "stacksize": "1–4", "chance": 0.8932644437669621, "structure": "Village", "container": "Temple chest" }
Toolsmith's chest 1–3 81.2%
{ "item": "Bread", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.812436743998568, "structure": "Village", "container": "Toolsmith's chest" }
Armorer's chest 1–4 80.6%
{ "item": "Bread", "stacksize": "1–4", "chance": 0.8062499999999999, "structure": "Village", "container": "Armorer's chest" }
Weaponsmith's chest 1–3 55%
{ "item": "Bread", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.5496288397944511, "structure": "Village", "container": "Weaponsmith's chest" }
Snowy house chest 1–4 66.3%
{ "item": "Bread", "stacksize": "1–4", "chance": 0.662802357880901, "structure": "Village", "container": "Snowy house chest" }
Woodland Mansion Chest 1 25.5%
{ "item": "Bread", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.25488446480633076, "structure": "Woodland Mansion", "container": "Chest" }
Bedrock Edition
Bread Monster Room Chest 1 34.1%
{ "item": "Bread", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.34095616000000006, "structure": "Monster Room", "container": "Chest" }
Abandoned Camp Barrel 1–3 35.5%
{ "item": "Bread", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.35542388369628897, "structure": "Abandoned Camp", "container": "Barrel" }
Mineshaft Chest not located in a sulfur cave 1–3 38.7%
{ "item": "Bread", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.38688472290717413, "structure": "Mineshaft", "container": "Chest not located in a sulfur cave" }
Bonus Chest Chest 1–2 100%
{ "item": "Bread", "stacksize": "1–2", "chance": 1, "structure": "Bonus Chest", "container": "Chest" }
Mineshaft Chest located in a sulfur cave 1–3 38.7%
{ "item": "Bread", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.38688472290717413, "structure": "Mineshaft", "container": "Chest located in a [[sulfur cave]]" }
Stronghold Storeroom chest 1–3 40%
{ "item": "Bread", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.40018245990447665, "structure": "Stronghold", "container": "Storeroom chest" }
Altar chest 1–3 32%
{ "item": "Bread", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.31993092584192784, "structure": "Stronghold", "container": "Altar chest" }
Trial Chambers Trial spawner 1–3 15%
{ "item": "Bread", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.15000000000000002, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Trial spawner" }
Village Mason's chest 1–4 62.2%
{ "item": "Bread", "stacksize": "1–4", "chance": 0.6215662562989337, "structure": "Village", "container": "Mason's chest" }
Cartographer's chest 1–4 61.2%
{ "item": "Bread", "stacksize": "1–4", "chance": 0.611766, "structure": "Village", "container": "Cartographer's chest" }
Taiga house chest 1–4 69.3%
{ "item": "Bread", "stacksize": "1–4", "chance": 0.6929135530018191, "structure": "Village", "container": "Taiga house chest" }
Savanna house chest 1–4 71.7%
{ "item": "Bread", "stacksize": "1–4", "chance": 0.7169464744127282, "structure": "Village", "container": "Savanna house chest" }
Plains house chest 1–4 74.2%
{ "item": "Bread", "stacksize": "1–4", "chance": 0.7422481146272464, "structure": "Village", "container": "Plains house chest" }
Desert house chest 1–4 80.6%
{ "item": "Bread", "stacksize": "1–4", "chance": 0.8060478337988324, "structure": "Village", "container": "Desert house chest" }
Tannery chest 1–4 62.8%
{ "item": "Bread", "stacksize": "1–4", "chance": 0.6275796890258789, "structure": "Village", "container": "Tannery chest" }
Temple chest 1–4 89.3%
{ "item": "Bread", "stacksize": "1–4", "chance": 0.8932644437669621, "structure": "Village", "container": "Temple chest" }
Toolsmith's chest 1–3 81.2%
{ "item": "Bread", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.812436743998568, "structure": "Village", "container": "Toolsmith's chest" }
Armorer's chest 1–4 80.6%
{ "item": "Bread", "stacksize": "1–4", "chance": 0.8062499999999999, "structure": "Village", "container": "Armorer's chest" }
Weaponsmith's chest 1–3 55%
{ "item": "Bread", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.5496288397944511, "structure": "Village", "container": "Weaponsmith's chest" }
Snowy house chest 1–4 66.3%
{ "item": "Bread", "stacksize": "1–4", "chance": 0.662802357880901, "structure": "Village", "container": "Snowy house chest" }
Woodland Mansion Chest 1 31.9%
{ "item": "Bread", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.31944467965399737, "structure": "Woodland Mansion", "container": "Chest" }

Trading

VillagerProbabilityVillager wantsPlayer receivesTrades in
stock		Villager
experience		Price
multiplier
JEBE
Farmer Novice40%100%Emerald6 × Bread1610.05

Villager gifts

Farmer villagers may use wheat they have harvested to craft bread, which they can trade with other villagers.

Farmer villagers may throw bread at players under the Hero of the Village effect.‌[Java Edition only]

Usage

Food

Bread can be eaten with the use control while it is selected in the hotbar. Eating bread restores 5 (🍖🍗🍗) hunger and 6.0 hunger saturation.

Breeding

Villagers can pick up bread items to become willing, allowing them to breed. Villagers require 3 bread to become willing.

Composting

Placing bread into a composter has an 85% chance of raising the compost level by 1. It is more efficient to compost wheat than bread made from wheat.

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Sounds

Java Edition:

Sounds
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​EatingPlayersWhile a player is eating somethingentity.generic.eatsubtitles.entity.generic.eat​varies[sound 1]0.8–1.216
​EatingFriendly MobsWhen a player finishes eating somethingentity.generic.eatsubtitles.entity.generic.eat​1.00.6–1.416
​Burp​[until: JE 26.4]PlayersWhen a player finishes eating somethingentity.player.burpsubtitles.entity.player.burp​0.50.9–1.016
  1. ↑ Can be 0.5, 1.0, or 1.5

Bedrock Edition:

Sounds
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitch
​EatingPlayersWhile a player is eating somethingrandom.eatsubtitles.entity.generic.eat​0.5–1.10.8–1.2
​BurpPlayersWhen a player finishes eating somethingrandom.burpsubtitles.entity.player.burp​0.50.9–1.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierForm Translation key
ItemSprite bread.png: Sprite image for bread in Minecraft BreadbreadItem item.minecraft.bread

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID Form Translation key
ItemSprite bread.png: Sprite image for bread in Minecraft Breadbread261Item item.bread.name

Achievements

IconAchievementIn-game descriptionActual requirements (if different)Gamerscore earnedTrophy type (PS)
PS4Other
Bake BreadTurn wheat into bread.Pick up bread from a crafting table output.15Bronze

Advancements

IconAdvancementIn-game descriptionActual requirements (if different)
HusbandryThe world is full of friends and foodConsume anything that can be consumed, except for cake.
A Balanced DietEat everything that is edible, even if it's not good for you Other foods and consumables can be eaten, but are ignored for this advancement.

History

Java Edition

Java Edition Indev
20100206-2034 Added bread, which restores 5HP❤️❤️💔.
20100206-2103 Bread is now no longer stackable.
20100223 Bread now requires 3 wheat (1 row of 3) instead of 6 (2 rows of 3) to be crafted.
Java Edition Infdev
20100625-1917 Bread can now be found in the new monster room chests.
Java Edition Beta
1.8Pre-release Bread is now stackable to 64.
Bread now restores 5 (🍖🍗🍗) instead of 5HP❤️❤️💔.
Monster room chests now contain more bread, now that it stacks.
Bread can now be found in the new stronghold storerooms and mineshaft chests.
Java Edition
1.0.0Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3 Bread can now be found in the new stronghold altar chests.
1.112w01a Bread can now be found in the new village blacksmith chests.
1.3.112w16a Bread can now be found in the new bonus chests.
12w21a Farmer villagers now sell 3–4 loaves of bread for 1 emerald.
1.4.212w37a The dark outline has now been removed from the bread texture.
1.6.113w16a Bread can now be used to feed horses.
1.814w02a Farmer villagers now sell 2–4 loaves of bread for 1 emerald.
14w26c Horses can no longer eat bread.
1.915w44a The average yield of bread from chests in mineshafts and monster rooms has now been decreased.
1.1116w39a Bread can now found in the new woodland mansion chests.
1.1418w43a The texture of bread has now been changed.
18w48a Bread can now generate inside chests in cartographer houses, tanneries and plains village houses.
18w49a Bread can now generate inside chests in mason houses, and savanna and snowy village houses.
18w50a Bread can now generate inside chests in village temples, toolsmith, and desert and taiga village houses.
19w03a Placing bread into the new composter now has an 80% chance of raising the compost level by 1.
19w05a Bread now has an 85% chance of increasing the compost level in a composter by 1.
19w11a Farmer villagers now sell 6 loaves of bread for 1 emerald.
19w13a Farmer villagers now give bread to players under the Hero of the Village effect.
1.20.5
Experiment
Update 1.21		24w13a Bread can now be ejected as loot from trial spawners.
26.3snap1 Bread can now be found in abandoned camps in barrels.

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.4.0 Added bread.
v0.5.0 Bread now restores 5HP❤️❤️💔 instead of 2HP❤️.
v0.8.0build 1 The dark outline has now been removed from the bread texture.
v0.12.1build 1 Bread now restores hunger instead of health.
v0.14.0build 1 Bread can now be found inside minecart with chests in mineshafts.
Pocket Edition
1.0.4alpha 1.0.4.0 Villagers now require bread to become willing, in order to breed.
Farmer villagers now sell 2-4 loaves of bread for 1 emerald.
1.1.0alpha 1.1.0.0 Bread can now be found in woodland mansion chests.
Bedrock Edition
1.2.0beta 1.2.0.2 Bread can now be found inside bonus chests.
1.7.0beta 1.7.0.2 Bread can now be eaten in Creative mode and on Peaceful difficulty.
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3 The texture of bread has now been changed.
Bread can now be found in villages: it generates in plains village houses chests, plains tannery house chests, village cartographer house chests and plains weaponsmith chests.
1.11.0beta 1.11.0.1 Bread can now be found in village chests other than plains.
Bread can now be used to fill up composters.
beta 1.11.0.4 Farmer villagers now sell 6 bread for one emerald.
1.21.0
Experiment
Update 1.21		Preview 1.21.0.20 Bread can now be ejected as loot from trial spawners.
26.40
Experiment
Drop 3 of 2026		Preview 26.40.27 Bread can now be found in abandoned camps in barrels.
26.50Preview 26.50.22 All features from the "Drop 3 of 2026" experiment have been fully implemented.

Legacy Console Edition

Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360Xbox OnePS3PS4PS VitaWii USwitch
TU1CU11.001.001.00Patch 11.0.1 Added bread.
TU5 Bread is now stackable to 64.
Bread now restores hunger instead of health.
TU12 The dark outline has now been removed from the bread texture.
TU141.04 Farmer villagers now sell 3–4 loaves of bread for 1 emerald.
TU31CU191.221.221.22Patch 3 Farmer villagers now sell 2–4 loaves of bread for 1 emerald.
TU54CU441.521.521.52Patch 241.0.4 Bread can now found in the new woodland mansion chests.
1.90 The texture of bread has now been changed.
1.91 Bread can now be used to fill up composters.
Farmer villagers now sell 6 bread for one emerald.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0 Added bread.

Data history

Java Edition
1.1317w47a Prior to The Flattening, this item's numeral ID was 297.

In other media

Issues

Issues relating to "Bread" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

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