Potato Wiki Guide

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft a potato with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, a potato is a food item that you can not make with a crafting table or furnace. Instead, you need to find and gather this item in the game.

Let’s explore how to add a potato to your inventory.

Where to find a Potato in Creative Mode

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

Here is where you can find a potato in the Creative Inventory menu:

Platform	Version(s)	Creative Menu Location
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.8 – 1.19	Foodstuffs
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.19.3	Food & Drinks

• Platform is the platform that applies.
• Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers where the item can be found in the menu location listed (we have tested and confirmed this version number).
• Creative Menu Location is the location of the item in the Creative Inventory menu.

How to get a Potato in Survival Mode

You can add a potato to your inventory in Survival mode by finding a village and gathering the potato from the village gardens. So, let’s get started!

1. Find a Village

Villages are found in different biomes in Minecraft. Here is an example of what some of the villages look like:

Plains Village

Desert Village

2. Look for the Gardens within the Village

Once you’ve found a village, look for the gardens in the village. It is within the gardens that you will find rows of potatos to dig up.

3. Dig up the Potato Plant

The game control to dig up the potato plant depends on the version of Minecraft:

• For Java Edition (PC/Mac), left click and hold on the potato plants.
• For Pocket Edition (PE), you tap and hold on the potato plants.
• For Xbox 360 and Xbox One, press and hold the RT button on the Xbox controller.
• For PS3 and PS4, press and hold the R2 button on the PS controller.
• For Wii U, press and hold the ZR button on the gamepad.
• For Nintendo Switch, press and hold the ZR button on the controller.
• For Windows 10 Edition, left click and hold on the potato plants.
• For Education Edition, left click and hold on the potato plants.

The potato plant will break and a smaller potato will float on the ground.

4. Pick up the Potato

Make sure you pick up the potato before it disappears.

Once you pick up the potato, it will appear in your hotbar.

A potato is a useful item and should be kept in your inventory to be used later.

Item ID and Name

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft, a potato has the following Name, ID and DataValue:

Item	Description (Minecraft ID Name)	Minecraft ID	Data Value	Stack Size	Platform	Version(s)
	Potato (minecraft:potato)	392	0	64	Java	1.8 – 1.12
	Potato (minecraft:potato)	392		64	Java	1.13 – 1.19.3

• Description is what the item is called and (Minecraft ID Name) is the string value that is used in game commands.
• Minecraft ID is the Internal number for the item.
• Data Value (or damage value) identifies the variation of the block if more than one type exists for the Minecraft ID.
• Stack Size is the maximum stack size for this item. While some items in Minecraft are stackable up to 64, other items can only be stacked up to 16 or 1. (NOTE: These stack sizes are for vanilla Minecraft only. If you are running a mod, some mods may change the stack size for an item.)
• Platform is the platform that applies.
• Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers that the Minecraft ID and Name are valid for.

Give Command for Potato

Give Command in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.19.3, the /give command for Potato is:

/give @p potato 1

In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11 and 1.12, the /give command for Potato is:

/give @p potato 1 0

Things to Make with Potatoes

You can use potatoes to make items in Minecraft such as:

How to make Baked Potato

Things to Do with Potatoes

Here are some activities that you can do with potatoes in Minecraft:

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