Rotten Flesh

Rotten Flesh
Rotten Flesh.png: Infobox image for Rotten Flesh the item in Minecraft
Invicon Rotten Flesh.png: Inventory sprite for Rotten Flesh in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Rotten Flesh
Rarity tier

Common

Renewable

Yes

Stackable

Yes (64)

Restores

4 (🍗🍗)

Status effects

Hunger (0:30) (80% chance)

Rotten flesh is a food item that can be eaten by the player, at the high risk of inflicting Hunger.

Obtaining

Mob loot

Java Edition:

MobQuantity / Chance / Average
DefaultLooting ILooting IILooting III
Drowned0–266.67%1.000–383.33%1.500–491.67%2.000–594.44%2.50
Husk0–266.67%1.000–383.33%1.500–491.67%2.000–594.44%2.50
Zoglin1–3100.00%2.001–4100.00%2.501–5100.00%3.001–6100.00%3.50
Zombie Horse0–266.67%1.000–383.33%1.500–491.67%2.000–594.44%2.50
Zombie Villager0–266.67%1.000–383.33%1.500–491.67%2.000–594.44%2.50
Zombie0–266.67%1.000–383.33%1.500–491.67%2.000–594.44%2.50
Zombified Piglin0–150.00%0.500–275.00%1.000–387.50%1.500–491.67%2.00

MobQuantity / Chance / Average
DefaultLooting ILooting IILooting III
Drowned0–22310–356320–4111220–5171852
Husk0–22310–356320–4111220–5171852
Zoglin1–3121–41521–5131–6172
Zombie Horse0–22310–356320–4111220–5171852
Zombie Villager0–22310–356320–4111220–5171852
Zombie0–22310–356320–4111220–5171852
Zombified Piglin0–112120–23410–378320–411122

MobAmountProbability
DefaultLooting ILooting IILooting III
Drowned013 (33.33%)16 (16.67%)112 (8.33%)118 (5.56%)
113 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)14 (25.00%)16 (16.67%)
213 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)518 (27.78%)
3016 (16.67%)14 (25.00%)518 (27.78%)
400112 (8.33%)16 (16.67%)
5000118 (5.56%)
Average1 (1.00)32 (1.50)2 (2.00)52 (2.50)
Husk013 (33.33%)16 (16.67%)112 (8.33%)118 (5.56%)
113 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)14 (25.00%)16 (16.67%)
213 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)518 (27.78%)
3016 (16.67%)14 (25.00%)518 (27.78%)
400112 (8.33%)16 (16.67%)
5000118 (5.56%)
Average1 (1.00)32 (1.50)2 (2.00)52 (2.50)
Zoglin113 (33.33%)16 (16.67%)112 (8.33%)118 (5.56%)
213 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)14 (25.00%)16 (16.67%)
313 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)518 (27.78%)
4016 (16.67%)14 (25.00%)518 (27.78%)
500112 (8.33%)16 (16.67%)
6000118 (5.56%)
Average2 (2.00)52 (2.50)3 (3.00)72 (3.50)
Zombie Horse013 (33.33%)16 (16.67%)112 (8.33%)118 (5.56%)
113 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)14 (25.00%)16 (16.67%)
213 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)518 (27.78%)
3016 (16.67%)14 (25.00%)518 (27.78%)
400112 (8.33%)16 (16.67%)
5000118 (5.56%)
Average1 (1.00)32 (1.50)2 (2.00)52 (2.50)
Zombie Villager013 (33.33%)16 (16.67%)112 (8.33%)118 (5.56%)
113 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)14 (25.00%)16 (16.67%)
213 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)518 (27.78%)
3016 (16.67%)14 (25.00%)518 (27.78%)
400112 (8.33%)16 (16.67%)
5000118 (5.56%)
Average1 (1.00)32 (1.50)2 (2.00)52 (2.50)
Zombie013 (33.33%)16 (16.67%)112 (8.33%)118 (5.56%)
113 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)14 (25.00%)16 (16.67%)
213 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)518 (27.78%)
3016 (16.67%)14 (25.00%)518 (27.78%)
400112 (8.33%)16 (16.67%)
5000118 (5.56%)
Average1 (1.00)32 (1.50)2 (2.00)52 (2.50)
Zombified Piglin012 (50.00%)14 (25.00%)18 (12.50%)112 (8.33%)
112 (50.00%)12 (50.00%)38 (37.50%)14 (25.00%)
2014 (25.00%)38 (37.50%)13 (33.33%)
30018 (12.50%)14 (25.00%)
4000112 (8.33%)
Average12 (0.50)1 (1.00)32 (1.50)2 (2.00)

Drops1
MobExpected Number of Kill
DefaultLooting ILooting IILooting III
Drowned1.000.670.500.40
Husk1.000.670.500.40
Zoglin0.500.400.330.29
Zombie Horse1.000.670.500.40
Zombie Villager1.000.670.500.40
Zombie1.000.670.500.40
Zombified Piglin2.001.000.670.50

Bedrock Edition:

MobQuantity / Chance / Average
DefaultLooting ILooting IILooting III
Drowned0–266.67%1.000–366.67%1.330–466.67%1.670–566.67%2.00
Husk0–266.67%1.000–366.67%1.330–466.67%1.670–566.67%2.00
Zoglin1–3100.00%2.001–4100.00%2.501–5100.00%3.001–6100.00%3.50
Zombie Horse0–266.67%1.000–366.67%1.330–466.67%1.670–566.67%2.00
Zombie Villager0–266.67%1.000–366.67%1.330–466.67%1.670–566.67%2.00
Zombie0–266.67%1.000–366.67%1.330–466.67%1.670–566.67%2.00
Zombified Piglin0–150.00%0.500–250.00%0.750–350.00%1.000–450.00%1.25

MobQuantity / Chance / Average
DefaultLooting ILooting IILooting III
Drowned0–22310–323430–423530–5232
Husk0–22310–323430–423530–5232
Zoglin1–3121–41521–5131–6172
Zombie Horse0–22310–323430–423530–5232
Zombie Villager0–22310–323430–423530–5232
Zombie0–22310–323430–423530–5232
Zombified Piglin0–112120–212340–31210–41254

MobAmountProbability
DefaultLooting ILooting IILooting III
Drowned013 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)
113 (33.33%)16 (16.67%)112 (8.33%)118 (5.56%)
213 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)14 (25.00%)16 (16.67%)
3016 (16.67%)14 (25.00%)29 (22.22%)
400112 (8.33%)16 (16.67%)
5000118 (5.56%)
Average1 (1.00)43 (1.33)53 (1.67)2 (2.00)
Husk013 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)
113 (33.33%)16 (16.67%)112 (8.33%)118 (5.56%)
213 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)14 (25.00%)16 (16.67%)
3016 (16.67%)14 (25.00%)29 (22.22%)
400112 (8.33%)16 (16.67%)
5000118 (5.56%)
Average1 (1.00)43 (1.33)53 (1.67)2 (2.00)
Zoglin113 (33.33%)16 (16.67%)112 (8.33%)118 (5.56%)
213 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)14 (25.00%)16 (16.67%)
313 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)518 (27.78%)
4016 (16.67%)14 (25.00%)518 (27.78%)
500112 (8.33%)16 (16.67%)
6000118 (5.56%)
Average2 (2.00)52 (2.50)3 (3.00)72 (3.50)
Zombie Horse013 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)
113 (33.33%)16 (16.67%)112 (8.33%)118 (5.56%)
213 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)14 (25.00%)16 (16.67%)
3016 (16.67%)14 (25.00%)29 (22.22%)
400112 (8.33%)16 (16.67%)
5000118 (5.56%)
Average1 (1.00)43 (1.33)53 (1.67)2 (2.00)
Zombie Villager013 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)
113 (33.33%)16 (16.67%)112 (8.33%)118 (5.56%)
213 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)14 (25.00%)16 (16.67%)
3016 (16.67%)14 (25.00%)29 (22.22%)
400112 (8.33%)16 (16.67%)
5000118 (5.56%)
Average1 (1.00)43 (1.33)53 (1.67)2 (2.00)
Zombie013 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)
113 (33.33%)16 (16.67%)112 (8.33%)118 (5.56%)
213 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)14 (25.00%)16 (16.67%)
3016 (16.67%)14 (25.00%)29 (22.22%)
400112 (8.33%)16 (16.67%)
5000118 (5.56%)
Average1 (1.00)43 (1.33)53 (1.67)2 (2.00)
Zombified Piglin012 (50.00%)12 (50.00%)12 (50.00%)12 (50.00%)
112 (50.00%)14 (25.00%)18 (12.50%)112 (8.33%)
2014 (25.00%)14 (25.00%)16 (16.67%)
30018 (12.50%)16 (16.67%)
4000112 (8.33%)
Average12 (0.50)34 (0.75)1 (1.00)54 (1.25)

Drops1
MobExpected Number of Kill
DefaultLooting ILooting IILooting III
Drowned1.000.750.600.50
Husk1.000.750.600.50
Zoglin0.500.400.330.29
Zombie Horse1.000.750.600.50
Zombie Villager1.000.750.600.50
Zombie1.000.750.600.50
Zombified Piglin2.001.331.000.80

Generated loot

Item Structure Container Quantity Chance
Java Edition
Monster Room Chest 1–8 57.8%
Desert Pyramid Chest 3–7 28.7%
Chest 1–8 59%
Igloo Chest 1 55.3%
Jungle Pyramid Chest 3–7 53.4%
Shipwreck Supply chest 5–24 32.2%
Underwater Ruins Small ruins chest 1 59.6%
Village Temple chest 1–4 89.3%
Woodland Mansion Chest 1–8 57.8%
Bedrock Edition
Monster Room Chest 1–8 57.8%
Desert Pyramid Chest 3–7 28.7%
Chest 1–8 59%
Igloo Chest 1 55.3%
Jungle Pyramid Chest 3–7 53.3%
Shipwreck Supply chest 5–24 32.2%
Underwater Ruins Small ruins chest 1 59.6%
Village Temple chest 1–4 89.3%
Woodland Mansion Chest 1–8 57.8%

Fishing

Rotten flesh can be obtained as a junk item while fishing. See fishing for more details.

Cat gifts

Main article: Cat § Gifts

Tamed cats have a 70% chance of giving the player a gift when they wake up from a bed, and the gift has a 16.13% chance to be a rotten flesh.

Usage

Food

To eat rotten flesh, press and hold use while rotten flesh is selected in the hotbar.

Eating rotten flesh restores 4 (🍗🍗) hunger and 0.8 hunger saturation, but has an 80% chance of inflicting Hunger (effect) for 30 seconds. Note that the duration does not accumulate when eating multiple pieces. However, if more is consumed and the Hunger status effect is inflicted, the duration resets to 30 seconds.

Wolves

Rotten flesh can be used to breed and heal tamed wolves, lead them around, and make baby tamed wolves grow up faster by 10% of the remaining time.

Wolves are immune to the Hunger effect.

Trading

VillagerProbabilityVillager wantsPlayer receives
JEBE
Novice Cleric100%100%32 × Emerald

Sounds

Java Edition:

Sounds
SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​EatingPlayersWhile a player is eating somethingentity.generic.eatsubtitles.entity.generic.eatvaries [sound 1]0.8-1.216
​EatingFriendly MobsWhen a player finishes eating somethingentity.generic.eatsubtitles.entity.generic.eat1.00.6-1.416
​BurpPlayersWhen a player finishes eating somethingentity.player.burpsubtitles.entity.player.burp0.50.9-1.016
  1. Can be 0.5, 1.0, or 1.5

Bedrock Edition:

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 rotten-flesh.png: Sprite image for rotten-flesh in Minecraft Rotten Fleshrotten_fleshItemitem.minecraft.rotten_flesh

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FormTranslation key
ItemSprite rotten-flesh.png: Sprite image for rotten-flesh in Minecraft Rotten Fleshrotten_flesh277Itemitem.rotten_flesh.name

Achievements

IconAchievementIn-game descriptionActual requirements (if different)Gamerscore earnedTrophy type (PS)
PS4Other
Iron BellyStop starvation using Rotten Flesh.Eat a piece of rotten flesh while starving (zero hunger points).20Bronze

Advancements

IconAdvancementIn-game descriptionActual requirements (if different)
A Balanced DietEat everything that is edible, even if it's not good for you Other foods and consumables can be eaten, but are ignored for this advancement.
HusbandryThe world is full of friends and foodConsume anything that can be consumed, except for cake.

Video

Note: The video is outdated, as rotten flesh can now be also gained from fishing or loot chests.

History

Java Edition Beta
1.8Pre-release Added rotten flesh.
Zombies now drop rotten flesh instead of feathers.
Java Edition
1.0.0Beta 1.9 PrereleaseZombie pigmen now drop rotten flesh.
Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2Food poisoning can now be stopped by drinking milk.
1.2.112w03aRotten flesh can now be used to breed wolves. When a wolf eats rotten flesh, it will not receive the Hunger effect.
1.3.112w21aRotten flesh can now be found in desert pyramid chests.
Priest villagers now buy rotten flesh.
12w22aRotten flesh now generates in jungle pyramid chests.
Priest villagers no longer buy rotten flesh.
1.3 The texture of rotten flesh has been changed.
1.7.213w36aRotten flesh can now be obtained as one of the "junk" items from fishing.
1.814w02aCleric villagers now buy 36–40 rotten flesh for 1 emerald, as their tier I trade.
1.915w43aRotten flesh may now be found in igloo basement chests.
15w44aRotten flesh now generates in dungeon chests.
The average yield of rotten flesh has been decreased in desert pyramid chests.
1.1016w20aAdded husks, which drop rotten flesh.
1.1116w39aRotten flesh can now be found in woodland mansion chests.
1.1318w09aRotten flesh now generates in the loot chests of underwater ruins.
18w11aDrowned may now drop rotten flesh upon death.
Rotten flesh now sometimes generates in shipwreck chests.
1.1418w43a The texture of rotten flesh has been changed.
18w44aCats now offer rotten flesh as gifts.
18w50aRotten flesh can now be found in village temple chests.
19w11aCleric villagers now buy 32 rotten flesh for 1 emerald.
1.1620w06aAdded hoglins, which can drop rotten flesh if killed.
20w07aRotten flesh has a 10109 (~9.17%) chance of being given by the new piglins when bartering, in a stack size of 4–12.
Hoglins no longer drop rotten flesh.
20w09aRotten flesh can no longer be obtained by bartering with piglins.
20w14aAdded zoglins, which drop rotten flesh when killed.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.11.0build 1 Added rotten flesh.
As the hunger bar has not yet been added, rotten flesh inflicts poison rather than hunger.
Zombies and zombie pigmen now drop rotten flesh.
build 11Rotten flesh can now be used to feed wolves.
v0.12.1build 1Eating rotten flesh now gives the player the Hunger status effect.
Rotten flesh now restores hunger instead of health. It has a 30% chance of inflicting the Hunger effect.
Added zombie villagers, which drop rotten flesh when killed.
v0.13.0build 1Rotten flesh can now be found inside desert pyramid chests.
v0.15.0build 1Added husks and zombie horses, both of which drop rotten flesh when killed.
Rotten flesh can now be found inside jungle pyramid chests.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0alpha 0.17.0.1Rotten flesh can now be found inside the basement chests of igloos.
1.0.4alpha 1.0.4.036-40 rotten flesh can now be sold to cleric villagers.
1.1.0alpha 1.1.0.0Rotten flesh can now be found in woodland mansion chests.
Bedrock Edition
1.2.13beta 1.2.13.8Added drowned, which drop rotten flesh when killed.
1.4.0beta 1.2.14.2Rotten flesh can now be found in some shipwreck chests.
beta 1.2.20.1Rotten flesh can now be found inside underwater ruins chests.
1.7.0beta 1.7.0.2Rotten flesh can now be eaten in Creative mode and on Peaceful difficulty.
1.8.0beta 1.8.0.8Tamed cats can now give the player rotten flesh as a gift. Rotten flesh now has a high chance of giving the Hunger effect.
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3 The texture of rotten flesh has been changed.
1.11.0beta 1.11.0.1Rotten flesh can now be found in desert village temple chests.
beta 1.11.0.4Trading has been changed, cleric villagers now buy 32 rotten flesh for an emerald.
Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360Xbox OnePS3PS4PS VitaWii USwitch
TU5CU11.001.001.00Patch 11.0.1 Added rotten flesh.
TU141.04Rotten flesh can now be found in desert pyramid chests.
TU31CU191.221.221.22Patch 3Rotten flesh can now be obtained as one of the "junk" items from fishing.
Cleric villagers now buy 36–40 rotten flesh for 1 emerald, as their tier I trade.
TU43CU331.361.361.36Patch 13Rotten flesh may now be found in igloo basement chests.
TU46CU361.381.381.38Patch 15Added husks, which drop rotten flesh.
TU54CU441.521.521.52Patch 241.0.4Rotten flesh can now be found in woodland mansion chests.
TU69 1.761.761.76Patch 38 Drowned may now drop rotten flesh upon death.
Rotten flesh can now be found inside shipwreck chests.
Rotten flesh can now be found inside underwater ruins chests.
1.90 The texture of rotten flesh has been changed.
1.91Trading has been changed, cleric villagers now buy 32 rotten flesh for an emerald.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0 Added rotten flesh.

Data history

Java Edition
1.1317w47aPrior to The Flattening, this item's numeral ID was 367.

Issues

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