Potato
minecraft:potatoA potato is a common food item harvested from potato crops, which can be found growing in village farm plots or grown by planting a potato on farmland. It restores a small amount of hunger when eaten raw, but can also be smelted into a baked potato for far better nutrition and saturation.
FAQ
How do I get potatoes in Minecraft?
Harvest fully grown potato crops for 1-5 potatoes per plant, loot them from village farm chests, or occasionally collect them as a rare drop from zombies, husks, and zombie villagers.
Should I eat raw potatoes or bake them first?
Baking is almost always better. A raw potato only restores 1 hunger point, while a baked potato restores 5, making the smelting time well worth it.
What can potatoes be used for besides eating?
Potatoes can be replanted to grow more crops, traded to farmer villagers for emeralds, used to breed pigs and make villagers willing to breed, and dropped into a composter to produce bone meal.
Can potatoes turn into anything unusual?
Yes. There is a rare, small chance that a planted or dropped potato becomes a poisonous potato instead, which looks similar but damages the player and cannot be used in most recipes.