Raw Salmon
Raw Salmon is a renewable food dropped by salmon mobs and polar bears or caught by fishing, restoring 2 hunger and best used to cook Cooked Salmon.
Description
Raw Salmon is best used for cooking, trading, and taming rather than direct eating. Smelting Raw Salmon in a furnace or smoker produces Cooked Salmon, which restores 6 hunger and 9.6 saturation — triple the raw value. Fisherman villagers buy Raw Salmon for emeralds, and feeding the item to stray cats tames them (a 1 in 3 chance per fish), while ocelots accept Raw Salmon to build trust. Raw Salmon also heals tamed wolves by 4 health points, so the item doubles as cheap pet medicine on long trips.
Block properties
| Item ID |
minecraft:salmon
|
|---|---|
| /give command |
/give @p minecraft:salmon
|
| Stackable | Yes (64) |
| Renewable | Yes |
| Java Edition | 1.7.2 |
| Bedrock Edition | 0.11.0 |
Java Edition Guide
How to get and use Raw Salmon in Minecraft
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1
Fish in any ocean or river
Cast a fishing rod into open water; each attempt has a 21.3% chance to pull Raw Salmon, making fishing the most reliable source.
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2
Hunt salmon mobs and polar bears
Salmon mobs always drop one Raw Salmon when killed, while polar bears in Java Edition drop 0 to 2 Raw Salmon 16.67% of the time.
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3
Smelt into Cooked Salmon
Place Raw Salmon in a furnace, smoker, or campfire to produce Cooked Salmon, which restores 6 hunger and 9.6 saturation — three times the raw value.
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4
Tame stray cats and heal wolves
Feed Raw Salmon to a stray cat for a 1 in 3 tame chance, or give the item to a hurt wolf to restore 4 health points.
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5
Trade with Fisherman villagers
Fisherman villagers buy Raw Salmon in exchange for emeralds, turning a fishing surplus into a steady currency.
Guardians and Elder Guardians drop Raw Salmon only in Java Edition at 0.62% to 1.38% chance with Looting III; Bedrock Edition has no such drop.
Used in crafts
Frequently asked questions
Can you craft Raw Salmon in Minecraft?
No. Raw Salmon cannot be crafted. Raw Salmon is obtained by fishing, by killing salmon mobs, polar bears, and guardians, or through Fisherman villager trades.
How much hunger does Raw Salmon restore?
Eating Raw Salmon restores 2 hunger points and 0.4 saturation. Cooking the item into Cooked Salmon raises the restoration to 6 hunger and 9.6 saturation.
Is Raw Salmon renewable?
Yes. Salmon mobs spawn repeatedly in oceans and rivers, and fishing produces Raw Salmon indefinitely, so the supply never runs out.
What is the best way to get Raw Salmon?
Fishing with a rod in open water is the most reliable method at 21.3% per cast. Killing salmon mobs in cold ocean biomes is a faster manual source for larger quantities.
Does Raw Salmon tame cats and ocelots?
Feeding Raw Salmon to a stray cat has a 1 in 3 chance to tame it, and ocelots accept Raw Salmon to build trust. Raw Salmon also heals tamed wolves by 4 health points.
What version added Raw Salmon to Minecraft?
Raw Salmon was added in Java Edition 1.7.2 and Bedrock Edition Alpha 0.11.0. Java Edition later gained the guardian drop, while Bedrock did not.
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