Golden Apple

Not to be confused with Enchanted Golden Apple.
Golden Apple
Golden Apple.png: Infobox image for Golden Apple the item in Minecraft
Invicon Golden Apple.png: Inventory sprite for Golden Apple in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Golden Apple
Rarity tier

Common

Renewable

Yes

Stackable

Yes (64)

Restores

4 (🍗🍗)

Status effects
Absorption (2:00)
Regeneration II (0:05)
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A golden apple is a food item that bestows beneficial effects when consumed (Absorption and Regeneration) and is also used to cure a zombie villager under the Weakness effect into a normal villager. It is not possible to turn golden apples into enchanted golden apples.

Obtaining

Generated loot

On the base of ancient_city/city_center/city_center_2, a single golden apple is contained in the chest. Eating it at that location unlocks the piston doors to the redstone labs beneath.


Item Structure Container Quantity Chance
Java Edition
Monster Room Chest 1 21.5%
{ "item": "Golden Apple", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.21505443965101612, "structure": "Monster Room", "container": "Chest" }
Mineshaft Chest 1 28.2%
{ "item": "Golden Apple", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.2816901408450704, "structure": "Mineshaft", "container": "Chest" }
Bastion Remnant Hoglin stable chest 1 10%
{ "item": "Golden Apple", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.09999999999999998, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Hoglin stable chest" }
Generic chest 1 10.1%
{ "item": "Golden Apple", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.101123595505618, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Generic chest" }
Desert Pyramid Chest 1 23.5%
{ "item": "Golden Apple", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.23489794603087977, "structure": "Desert Pyramid", "container": "Chest" }
Igloo Chest 1 100%
{ "item": "Golden Apple", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 1, "structure": "Igloo", "container": "Chest" }
Ruined Portal Chest 1 20.5%
{ "item": "Golden Apple", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.20469270240551518, "structure": "Ruined Portal", "container": "Chest" }
Stronghold Altar chest 1 2.5%
{ "item": "Golden Apple", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.024800500000000003, "structure": "Stronghold", "container": "Altar chest" }
Trial Chambers Ominous Vault 1 8.3%
{ "item": "Golden Apple", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.08275862068965523, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Ominous Vault" }
Vault and reward chest 1 8.3%
{ "item": "Golden Apple", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.08333333333333337, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Vault and reward chest" }
Underwater Ruins Big ruins chest 1 4.3%
{ "item": "Golden Apple", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.04347826086956519, "structure": "Underwater Ruins", "container": "Big ruins chest" }
Woodland Mansion Chest 1 21.8%
{ "item": "Golden Apple", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.21816964893772306, "structure": "Woodland Mansion", "container": "Chest" }
Bedrock Edition
Monster Room Chest 1 21.5%
{ "item": "Golden Apple", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.21505443965101612, "structure": "Monster Room", "container": "Chest" }
Mineshaft Chest 1 28.2%
{ "item": "Golden Apple", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.2816901408450704, "structure": "Mineshaft", "container": "Chest" }
Bastion Remnant Hoglin stable chest 1 11.4%
{ "item": "Golden Apple", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.11363636363636365, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Hoglin stable chest" }
Generic chest 1 10.1%
{ "item": "Golden Apple", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.101123595505618, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Generic chest" }
Desert Pyramid Chest 1 23.5%
{ "item": "Golden Apple", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.23489794603087977, "structure": "Desert Pyramid", "container": "Chest" }
Igloo Chest 1 100%
{ "item": "Golden Apple", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 1, "structure": "Igloo", "container": "Chest" }
Ruined Portal Chest 1 20.5%
{ "item": "Golden Apple", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.20469270240551518, "structure": "Ruined Portal", "container": "Chest" }
Stronghold Altar chest 1 2.4%
{ "item": "Golden Apple", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.024037471921875886, "structure": "Stronghold", "container": "Altar chest" }
Trial Chambers Ominous Vault 1 8.3%
{ "item": "Golden Apple", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.08275862068965523, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Ominous Vault" }
Vault and reward chest 1 8.3%
{ "item": "Golden Apple", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.08333333333333337, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Vault and reward chest" }
Underwater Ruins Big ruins chest 1 4.3%
{ "item": "Golden Apple", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.04347826086956519, "structure": "Underwater Ruins", "container": "Big ruins chest" }
Woodland Mansion Chest 1 21.5%
{ "item": "Golden Apple", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.21505443965101612, "structure": "Woodland Mansion", "container": "Chest" }

Crafting

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Gold Ingot +
Apple
Invicon Gold Ingot.png: Inventory sprite for Gold Ingot in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Gold Ingot with description: Gold IngotInvicon Gold Ingot.png: Inventory sprite for Gold Ingot in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Gold Ingot with description: Gold IngotInvicon Gold Ingot.png: Inventory sprite for Gold Ingot in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Gold Ingot with description: Gold IngotInvicon Gold Ingot.png: Inventory sprite for Gold Ingot in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Gold Ingot with description: Gold IngotInvicon Apple.png: Inventory sprite for Apple in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Apple with description: AppleInvicon Gold Ingot.png: Inventory sprite for Gold Ingot in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Gold Ingot with description: Gold IngotInvicon Gold Ingot.png: Inventory sprite for Gold Ingot in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Gold Ingot with description: Gold IngotInvicon Gold Ingot.png: Inventory sprite for Gold Ingot in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Gold Ingot with description: Gold IngotInvicon Gold Ingot.png: Inventory sprite for Gold Ingot in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Gold Ingot with description: Gold Ingot
Invicon Golden Apple.png: Inventory sprite for Golden Apple in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Golden Apple

Usage

Food

See also: Hunger management

To eat a golden apple, press and hold use while it is selected in the hotbar. It restores 4 (🍗🍗) points of hunger and 9.6 hunger saturation.

Unlike most foods, golden apples can be eaten even if the hunger bar is full.

The golden apple provides:

  • Absorption I for 2 minutes (providing 4HP♥♥ points of absorption health)
  • Regeneration II (1HP♥ every 25 ticks, HP♥ × 0.4 per second) for 5 seconds (long enough to heal 4HP♥♥ points of damage)

In Bedrock Edition, eating multiple golden apples in a row causes the Absorption effect to stack, up to 16HP♥ × 8 points of absorption health.[1]

Curing zombie villagers

Main article: Zombie Villager § Curing

A golden apple and a potion of Weakness can be used to convert a zombie villager into a regular villager.

Horses

Golden apples can be used for improving the chances of taming a horse by 10%, for breeding, leading and healing horses, and for speeding up the growth of baby horses by 4 minutes.

Piglins

Piglins are attracted to golden apples. They run toward any golden apples on the ground, and inspect it for 6 to 8 seconds before putting it in their inventory. However, piglins do not eat golden apples (or any food).

Sounds

Java Edition:

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Sounds
SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation 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
​BurpPlayersWhen 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:

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Sounds
SoundSourceDescriptionResource locationVolumePitch
PlayersWhile a player is eating somethingrandom.eat0.5-1.10.8-1.2
PlayersWhen a player finishes eating somethingrandom.burp0.50.9-1.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormTranslation key
ItemSprite golden-apple.png: Sprite image for golden-apple in Minecraft Golden Applegolden_appleItemitem.minecraft.golden_apple

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FormTranslation key
ItemSprite golden-apple.png: Sprite image for golden-apple in Minecraft Golden Applegolden_apple258Itemitem.golden_apple.name

Achievements

IconAchievementIn-game descriptionActual requirements (if different)Gamerscore earnedTrophy type (PS)
PS4Other
Oooh, shiny!Distract a Piglin using goldGive a piglin a gold item while it is aggressive toward the player.30Silver
Zombie DoctorCure a zombie villager.Throw a splash potion of weakness at a zombie villager and give it a golden apple (by facing the zombie and pressing the use key with a golden apple in your hand).40Gold

Advancements

IconAdvancementIn-game descriptionActual requirements (if different)
A Balanced DietEat everything that is edible, even if it's not good for you
Eat each of these 40 foods:
Other foods and consumables can be eaten, but are ignored for this advancement.
A Furious CocktailHave every potion effect applied at the same time
Have all of these 17 status effects applied to the player at the same time:
The source of the effects is irrelevant for the purposes of this advancement. Other status effects may be applied to the player, but are ignored for this advancement.
How Did We Get Here?Have every effect applied at the same time
Have all of these 33 status effects applied to the player at the same time:

The source of the effects is irrelevant for the purposes of this advancement. Other status effects may be applied to the player, but are ignored for this advancement.

See also: Tutorial:Advancement guide/Nether tab § How Did We Get Here?
This is a hidden advancement, meaning that it can be viewed by the player only after completing it, regardless of if its child advancement(s), if any, have been completed.
HusbandryThe world is full of friends and foodConsume anything that can be consumed, except for cake.
Oh ShinyDistract Piglins with gold
While aggravated, give a piglin one of these 25 gold-related items in the #piglin_loved item tag:
The player must not be wearing any gold armor. Other gold-related items do not distract the piglin and do not trigger this advancement.
Zombie DoctorWeaken and then cure a Zombie VillagerUse a golden apple on a zombie villager under the Weakness effect; the advancement is granted when the zombie villager converts into a villager.
In multiplayer, only the player that feeds the golden apple gets the advancement.

History

Java Edition Infdev
February 23, 2010A player named JTE put a crafting recipe for golden apples as a joke at the bottom of a crafting guide she made. The recipe used gold ingots instead of blocks of gold.[2][3]
20100227-1414 Added golden apples.
Golden apples heal a full 20HP♥ × 10 health points (internally 42HP♥ × 21 health points), making them the best food in the entire game.
Golden apples are crafted with an apple and eight gold blocks. However, since apples were not yet obtainable in normal gameplay, golden apples were not obtainable either.
20100625-1917Golden apples can now be rarely found in dungeons, making them obtainable in normal gameplay.
Java Edition Beta
1.8Pre-releaseDue to the addition of hunger, golden apples have been changed so that they restore 10 (🍗🍗🍗🍗🍗), instead of 20HP♥ × 10 health points, but also give Regeneration for 30 seconds.
Apples can now be found in stronghold storeroom chests, making golden apples craftable in normal gameplay for the first time.
Java Edition
1.0.0Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2Golden apples now have a glint applied when viewed from the player's inventory.
Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3The rarity of the golden apple has been changed to "Epic", showing a magenta tooltip instead of white.
Golden apples can now be found in the new stronghold altar chests.
1.111w48aGolden apples are now easier to craft. Standard apples now rarely drop from oak leaves, meaning that players no longer need to venture into strongholds to find one.
As gold is also renewable via zombie pigmen, golden apples have become a renewable resource.
releaseGolden apples have been changed, so that they now restore 4 (🍗🍗) and give only 5 seconds of Regeneration.
The crafting recipe of golden apples has been modified, requiring 8 gold nuggets instead of 8 blocks of gold to craft. Although its natural spawn is rare, it is easier to obtain through crafting.
1.3.112w21aWith the addition of enchanted golden apples, which got the "Epic" magenta tooltip, the standard golden apple's tooltip changed to the "Rare" cyan tooltip and its glint was removed. However, the standard golden apple's effects remain unchanged.
1.4.212w32aGolden apples can now be fed to zombie villagers with the Weakness debuff causing them to revert to villagers after a delay of about 3 minutes.
1.6.113w16aGolden apples can now be used to tame, breed and heal horses and donkeys.
13w23aGolden apples now use 8 gold ingots instead of 8 gold nuggets.
The Regeneration effect of golden apples has been slowed down.
13w23bGolden apples now give the player Health Boost for 1:30 and Regeneration II for 0:10. This temporarily gives the player 4 extra base health points, and it heals a total of 4HP♥♥ health points.
13w24bThe Health Boost effect has been replaced with Absorption, lasting 1:30.
13w25aAbsorption from golden apples now lasts 2:00.
1.915w37aThe Regeneration effect from golden apples has been reduced to Regeneration I (down from II).
15w43aA single golden apple can now sometimes be found in igloo chests.
15w43bA single golden apple is now always found in igloo chests.
15w44aThe Regeneration effect from golden apples has been returned to Regeneration II (up from I).
The average yield of golden apples from dungeon chests has been increased.
Golden apples have been added to desert pyramid and mineshaft chests.
1.1116w39aGolden apples are now found in the new woodland mansion chests.
1.1318w09aGolden apples can now generate in the chests of underwater ruins.
18w21aThe rarity of golden apples has been corrected to "Rare".
1.1418w43a The texture for golden apples has been changed.
1.1620w16aGolden apples can now be found inside ruined portal chests.
20w18aGolden apples are now less common in ruined portal chests.
1.16.220w30aGolden apples are now found in bastion remnant chests.
1.18experimental snapshot 6Horses, donkeys and mules now follow players holding golden apples.
1.1922w14aA single golden apple may now be found in the chest at city_center_2 in ancient cities.
1.20.5
Experiment
Update 1.21		24w11aGolden apples can now be obtained from vaults.
24w13aGolden apples can now be obtained from ominous vaults.
1.21.224w33aThe rarity of golden apples has been changed from "Rare" to "Common".
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.12.1build 1 Added golden apples.
build 3A crafting recipe has been added for golden apples.
v0.15.0build 1Golden apples can now be fed to horses, donkeys and mules.
Bedrock Edition
1.4.0beta 1.2.20.1Golden apples can now generate in the chests of underwater ruins.
1.7.0beta 1.7.0.2Golden apples can now be eaten in Creative mode and on Peaceful difficulty.
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3 The texture for golden apples has been changed.
1.16.0beta 1.16.0.57Golden apples can now be found inside ruined portal chests.
1.20.10Preview 1.20.10.20Horses, donkeys and mules now follow players holding golden apples.
1.20.80
Experiment
Update 1.21		Preview 1.20.80.22Golden apples can now be obtained from vaults.
1.21.0
Experiment
Update 1.21		Preview 1.21.0.20Golden apples can now be obtained from ominous vaults.
1.21.30Preview 1.21.30.21The rarity of golden apples has been changed from "Rare" to "Common".
1.21.80Preview 1.21.80.201 golden apple with Efficiency I no longer generates in a tree chopping room in woodland mansion.[4]
Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360Xbox OnePS3PS4PS VitaWii USwitch
TU1CU11.001.001.00Patch 11.0.1 Added golden apples.
TU5Due to the addition of hunger, golden apples have been changed, so that they restore 10 (🍗🍗🍗🍗🍗) instead of 20HP♥ × 10 health points, but also give Regeneration for 30 seconds.
TU6A crafting recipe has been added for golden apples, using 8 gold ingots instead of 8 gold nuggets. This change predates the release of 13w23a.
TU7Golden apples have been given 'glint' (animated purple glow) when viewed from the player's inventory, and its tooltip has now changed from the standard white to a magenta color.
Golden apples now use 8 gold nuggets instead of 8 gold ingots.
TU141.04With the addition of enchanted golden apples, which got a purple tooltip, the standard golden apple's tooltip changed to blue and its glint was removed. However, the standard golden apple's effects remain unchanged.
Golden apples can now be fed to zombie villagers with the Weakness debuff causing them to revert to villagers after a delay of about 3 minutes.
TU19CU71.121.121.12Golden apples can now be used to tame, breed and heal horses and donkeys.
Golden apples now again use 8 gold ingots instead of 8 gold nuggets.
Golden apples now give extra "Absorption" health for a short period.
TU43CU331.361.361.36Patch 13A single golden apple is now always found in igloo chests.
TU46CU361.381.381.38Patch 15Golden apples can now be eaten in creative mode.
TU48CU381.411.411.41Patch 17Golden apples are no longer consumed when eaten in creative mode.
TU54CU441.521.521.52Patch 241.0.4Golden apples are now found in the new woodland mansion chests.
TU69 1.761.761.76Patch 38 Golden apples can now generate in the chests of underwater ruins.
1.90 The texture for golden apples has been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0 Added golden apples.

Data history

Java Edition
1.1317w47aPrior to The Flattening, this item's numeral ID was 322.
The IDs and names of the golden apple and the enchanted golden apple have been split into golden_apple ("Golden Apple") and enchanted_golden_apple ("Enchanted Golden Apple").

Issues

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

Trivia

  • A golden apple is featured in the Cotán painting.
  • Golden apple is an element that appears in various national and ethnic folk legends and fairy tales.[5]

Gallery

  • A comparison of the two golden apple variations.
    A comparison of the two golden apple variations.
  • A golden apple found in a dungeon.
    A golden apple found in a dungeon.
  • Both types of golden apples found in the same woodland mansion chest in Minecraft Education.
    Both types of golden apples found in the same woodland mansion chest in Minecraft Education.
  • A golden apple was found in a minecart chest in a mineshaft.
    A golden apple was found in a minecart chest in a mineshaft.
  • Golden apple in a monster room chest, prior to 1.3.1. It is equivalent to the now-separate enchanted golden apple.
    Golden apple in a monster room chest, prior to 1.3.1. It is equivalent to the now-separate enchanted golden apple.

Mojang screenshots

  • Steve eats a golden apple.
    Steve eats a golden apple.
  • A renamed golden apple.
    A renamed golden apple.

In other media

References

  1. ↑ MCPE-160490 — Eating Golden Apples continues to increase Absorption Hearts up to 8
  2. ↑ "The secret history of Minecraft. (with proof)" by JTE – Minecraft Forum, June 17, 2014.
  3. ↑ "The Echidna Tribe – Crafting guide" (archived) , February 23, 2010.
  4. ↑ MCPE-109048 — resolved as "Fixed".
  5. ↑ Golden apple - Wikipedia

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