Registry record · minecraft:rotten_flesh

Rotten Flesh

Items Food

Rotten flesh is a zombie mob drop that restores hunger at the risk of contracting food poisoning.

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Versioned source data

Edition availability

Java Edition

Source version 26.1

Registry ID: 1115
Source display name: Rotten Flesh
Maximum stack: 64

Bedrock Edition

Source version 1.26.60

Registry ID: 277
Source display name: Rotten Flesh
Maximum stack: 64
Component-based: No
Source version tag: legacy

Java food metadata

4 hunger points · 0.8 saturation

Recipe information · Java 26.1

No Java recipe recorded

Not recorded

No recipe for this item is recorded in the selected Java source snapshot. This does not establish that no recipe exists in other versions or editions. Bedrock recipe data is not included, so its recipe availability cannot be determined here.

Field guide

Item details

How to obtain

Dropped abundantly by defeated zombies, husks, drowned, and zombified piglins (0-2 pieces). Source
Found as common loot in monster rooms, desert pyramids, and jungle temple chests. Source

Practical uses

Can be eaten in dire survival emergencies to restore 4 hunger points, but has an 80% chance to cause Hunger for 30s. Source
Traded in bulk to cleric villagers for emeralds (32 rotten flesh per emerald). Source

Mechanics

Safe for wolves: feeding rotten flesh to tamed wolves restores their health and breeds them with zero poisoning risk. Source

Reverse recipe lookup · Java · 26.1

Used In · Crafting recipes

0 outputs

No Java crafting outputs using Rotten Flesh are recorded in the selected source snapshot. This does not establish that the item has no other uses. Bedrock recipe data is not included.