Apple — Minecraft block

Apple

A food item dropped by oak and dark oak leaves that restores two hunger points.

Block ID minecraft:apple
Mod Vanilla
Game versions
1.21

Description

Apples drop from oak and dark oak leaf blocks when the leaves decay or are broken, with each leaf block having a small chance to yield one. They restore two hunger points and provide a small saturation bonus when eaten. Apples are also found in bonus chests, village chests, and dungeon loot. Surrounding one apple with eight gold ingots on a crafting table produces a golden apple, a powerful healing item. They can be added to a composter to raise the compost level. Apples are a practical early food source before farms are established, requiring no crafting or smelting.

Java & Bedrock Guide

How to get an Apple in Minecraft

  1. 1

    Find oak or dark oak trees

    Apples only come from oak and dark oak leaves. Birch, spruce, jungle, acacia, mangrove and cherry leaves never drop an apple, so locate an oak or dark oak forest first.

  2. 2

    Break the leaf blocks

    Break oak or dark oak leaves by hand or with any tool. Each leaf block has a 0.5% (1 in 200) chance to drop one apple. Chopping the trunk and letting the leaves decay naturally drops apples the same way.

  3. 3

    Use a Fortune tool for more apples

    Breaking leaves with a Fortune-enchanted tool slightly raises the apple drop chance, up to about 0.7% with Fortune III, so a large oak canopy yields several apples.

  4. 4

    Check generated chests

    Apples also spawn as loot in bonus chests, village chests, stronghold storage and other generated structures, giving early food without cutting trees.

  5. 5

    Craft a golden apple

    Place one apple in the center of a crafting table and surround it with 8 gold ingots to craft a golden apple, a strong healing food granting Regeneration and Absorption.

Important

Only oak and dark oak leaves drop apples. There is no sapling or seed that grows an apple directly, so harvesting leaves is the only renewable way to farm them in survival.

Used in crafts

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Frequently asked questions

How do you get apples in Minecraft?

Apples drop from oak and dark oak leaves with a 0.5% chance per leaf block when broken or when the leaves decay. They also appear in bonus, village and stronghold chests.

Can you craft an apple?

No. Apples cannot be crafted. They are only obtained from oak and dark oak leaves or found as chest loot in generated structures.

How much hunger does an apple restore?

Eating an apple restores 4 hunger points (2 drumsticks) and 2.4 saturation, making it a reliable early-game snack.

Do all leaves drop apples?

No. Only oak and dark oak leaves drop apples. Birch, spruce, jungle, acacia, mangrove and cherry leaves never produce them.

What can you make with an apple?

An apple surrounded by 8 gold ingots crafts a golden apple. Apples can also be placed in a composter, where they have a 65% chance to raise the compost level.

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