Nutrition

About nutrition and stamina

Nutrition refers to how much a food can feed or poison a player, and stamina refers to the value stored in the player, as displayed on the HUD. These terms can also be known as hunger points, food points, stamina points, hunger, or bread.

A positive nutrition value feeds the player, while a negative value poisons the player. The maximum usable nutrition is 20, and the minimum is -20 (poison), anything outside of this range is wasted (for example, Date-nut cake will only give a maximum of 20 stamina, even though it has 32 nutrition).

The stamina HUD (row of bread icons) displays 20 half-loaves of bread (10 full loafs). To calculate how many bread icons are filled up on the HUD when eating an item, divide the nutrition by 2.

Full list of foods

Nutrition	Name	Itemstring	Comment
32	Date-nut cake	moretrees:date_nut_cake
30	Marinated tomatoes	canned_food:canned_tomato_plus
30	Pickled carrot sticks	canned_food:canned_carrot_plus
30	Pickles	canned_food:canned_cucumber_plus
21	A jar of honey	canned_food:honey_jar
20	Meat Block	mobs:meatblock
20	Super Apple	maptools:superapple	Not obtainable (/giveme only)
16	Burger	farming:burger
15	Canned carrots	canned_food:canned_carrot
15	Canned cucumbers	canned_food:canned_cucumber
15	Canned tomatoes	canned_food:canned_tomato
15	Wild blueberry jam	canned_food:wild_blueberry_jam
14	Pickled chili pepper	canned_food:canned_chili_pepper_plus
12	Mexican pickled potatoes	canned_food:canned_potato_plus
12	Pickled beetroot	canned_food:canned_beetroot_plus
12	Salted mushrooms	canned_food:canned_mushrooms_plus
11	Canned corn	canned_food:canned_corn
11	Grape jam	canned_food:grape_jam
10	Canned peas	canned_food:canned_peas
10	Cucumber and Potato Salad	farming:potato_salad
10	Golden Carrot	farming:carrot_gold
10	Pickled garlic cloves	canned_food:canned_garlic_cloves_plus
10	Pickled onions	canned_food:canned_onion_plus
8	Bibimbap	farming:bibimbap
8	Blackberry jam	canned_food:blackberry_jam
8	Blueberry jam	canned_food:blueberry_jam
8	Bowl of Chili	farming:chili_bowl
8	Bucket of Milk	mobs:bucket_milk
8	Cooked Porkchop	mobs:pork_cooked
8	Meat	mobs:meat
8	Melon jam	canned_food:melon_jam
8	Paella	farming:paella
8	Pumpkin Bread	farming:pumpkin_bread
8	Raspberry jam	canned_food:raspberry_jam
8	Rhubarb jam	canned_food:rhubarb_jam
8	Salad	farming:salad
8	Spaghetti	farming:spaghetti
8	Spanish Potatoes	farming:spanish_potatoes
8	Sunflower Seed Bread	farming:sunflower_bread
8	Tomato Soup	farming:tomato_soup
7	Apple jam	canned_food:apple_jam
7	Canned beans	canned_food:canned_beans
7	Canned chili pepper	canned_food:canned_chili_pepper
7	Canned pumpkin puree	canned_food:canned_pumpkin
7	Multigrain Bread	farming:bread_multigrain
6	Apple Donut	farming:donut_apple
6	Apple Pie	farming:apple_pie
6	Baked Potato	farming:baked_potato
6	Beetroot Soup	farming:beetroot_soup
6	Blueberry Pie	farming:blueberry_pie
6	Canned beetroot	canned_food:canned_beetroot
6	Canned mushrooms	canned_food:canned_mushrooms
6	Canned pineapple rings	canned_food:canned_pineapple
6	Canned potatoes	canned_food:canned_potato
6	Chocolate Donut	farming:donut_chocolate
6	Cooked Chicken	mobs:chicken_cooked
6	Cooked Mutton	mobs:mutton_cooked
6	Cooked Tofu	farming:tofu_cooked
6	Dandelion jam	canned_food:dandelion_jam
6	Jaffa Cake	farming:jaffa_cake	Requires rare food to craft (Orange)
6	Onion Soup	farming:onion_soup
6	Porridge	farming:porridge
6	Potato omelet	farming:potato_omelet
6	Rhubarb Pie	farming:rhubarb_pie
6	Rose petal jam	canned_food:rose_jam
6	Triple Berry Smoothie	farming:smoothie_berry	Requires rare food to craft (Strawberry and Banana)
6	Vanilla Flan	farming:flan
5	Bread	farming:bread
5	Canned garlic cloves	canned_food:canned_garlic_cloves
5	Canned onions	canned_food:canned_onion
5	Cooked Rabbit	mobs:rabbit_cooked
5	Corn on the Cob	farming:corn_cob
5	Rice Bread	farming:rice_bread
4	Acorn Muffin	moretrees:acorn_muffin
4	Artichoke	farming:artichoke
4	Carrot Juice	farming:carrot_juice
4	Carrot	farming:carrot
4	Cheese	mobs:cheese
4	Cucumber	farming:cucumber
4	Date & nut snack	moretrees:date_nut_snack
4	Date-nut energy bar	moretrees:date_nut_bar
4	Donut	farming:donut
4	Glass of Champagne	wine:glass_champagne
4	Glass of Honey-Mead	wine:glass_mead
4	Glass of Mint Julep	wine:glass_mint
4	Gyoza	farming:gyoza
4	Honey	mobs:honey
4	Orange	ethereal:orange	Rare food (obtainable from dungeons)
4	Pea Soup	farming:pea_soup
4	Pineapple Juice	farming:pineapple_juice
4	Popcorn	farming:popcorn
4	Raw Coconut	moretrees:raw_coconut
4	Raw Porkchop	mobs:pork_raw
4	Red Pepper	farming:pepper_red
4	Toast Sandwich	farming:toast_sandwich
4	Tomato	farming:tomato
3	Bar of Dark Chocolate	farming:chocolate_dark
3	Cooked Rat	mobs:rat_cooked
3	Corn	farming:corn
3	Glass of Brandy	wine:glass_brandy
3	Glass of Coffee Liquor	wine:glass_coffee_liquor
3	Mochi	farming:mochi
3	Raw Meat	mobs:meat_raw
3	Raw Rabbit	mobs:rabbit_raw
3	Tofu	farming:tofu
3	Yellow Pepper	farming:pepper_yellow
2	Apple	default:apple
2	Bamboo Sprout	bamboo:sprout
2	Banana	ethereal:banana	Rare food (obtainable from Christmas presents)
2	Beer mug	home_workshop_misc:beer_mug
2	Blue Agave	wine:blue_agave
2	Blueberries	default:blueberries	Not to be confused with `farming:blueberries`
2	Blueberry Muffin	farming:muffin_blueberry
2	Cactus Juice	farming:cactus_juice	4/5 chance (1/5 chance to poison)
2	Cherries	cherrytree:cherries
2	Chili Pepper	farming:chili_pepper
2	Coconut Milk	moretrees:coconut_milk
2	Cookie	farming:cookie
2	Cup of Coffee	farming:coffee_cup
2	Fried Egg	mobs:chicken_egg_fried
2	Garlic Bread	farming:garlic_bread
2	Glass of Beer	wine:glass_beer
2	Glass of Bourbon	wine:glass_bourbon
2	Glass of Cider	wine:glass_cider
2	Glass of Milk	mobs:glass_milk
2	Glass of Rum	wine:glass_rum
2	Glass of Sake	wine:glass_sake
2	Glass of Tequila	wine:glass_tequila
2	Glass of Vodka	wine:glass_vodka
2	Glass of Wheat Beer	wine:glass_wheat_beer
2	Glass of Wine	wine:glass_wine
2	Grapes	farming:grapes
2	Green Pepper	farming:pepper
2	Lettuce	farming:lettuce
2	Melon Slice	farming:melon_slice
2	Mint Tea	farming:mint_tea
2	Onirigi	farming:onigiri
2	Pumpkin Slice	farming:pumpkin_slice
2	Raspberry Smoothie	farming:smoothie_raspberry
2	Raw Chicken	mobs:chicken_raw
2	Raw Mutton	mobs:mutton_raw
2	Soy Milk	farming:soy_milk
2	Turkish Delight	farming:turkish_delight
2	Vegan Cheese	farming:cheese_vegan
1	Beetroot	farming:beetroot
1	Blackberries	farming:blackberry
1	Blueberries	farming:blueberries	Not to be confused with `default:blueberries`
1	Brown Mushroom	flowers:mushroom_brown
1	Butter	mobs:butter
1	Cabbage	farming:cabbage
1	Date	moretrees:date
1	Garlic	farming:garlic
1	Green Beans	farming:beans
1	Onion	farming:onion
1	Peas	farming:peas
1	Pineapple Ring	farming:pineapple_ring
1	Potato	farming:potato	2/3 chance (1/3 chance to poison)
1	Raspberries	farming:raspberries
1	Rhubarb	farming:rhubarb
1	Roasted Cedar Cone Nuts	moretrees:cedar_nuts
1	Roasted Fir Cone Nuts	moretrees:fir_nuts
1	Roasted Spruce Cone Nuts	moretrees:spruce_nuts
1	Sliced Bread	farming:bread_slice
1	Soy Beans	farming:soy_beans
1	Strawberry	ethereal:strawberry	Rare food (obtainable from dungeons)
1	Toast	farming:toast
1	Toasted Sunflower Seeds	farming:sunflower_seeds_toasted
1	Vanilla	farming:vanilla
-1	Cactus Juice	farming:cactus_juice	1/5 chance (4/5 chance to not poison)
-1	Potato	farming:potato	1/3 chance (2/3 chance to not poison)
-5	Red Mushroom	flowers:mushroom_red

How this list was created

The information in the above list was gathered by adding a testing tool using the code below. The testing tool was then used in a world containing every mod that is used on Pandorabox, including the default mods in Minetest Game.

For Cactus Juice and Potato, the data was extracted from the mod code manually.

local test_food = "test:food_test"
minetest.register_craftitem(test_food, {
	description = "Food Nutrition Tester",
	inventory_image = "default_gold_block.png",
	on_use = function(itemstack, user, pointed_thing)
		local additional_info = {
			["maptools:superapple"] = " Not obtainable (/giveme only)",
			["farming:jaffa_cake"] = " Requires rare food to craft (Orange)",
			["farming:smoothie_berry"] = " Requires rare food to craft (Strawberry and Banana)",
			["ethereal:orange"] = " Rare food (obtainable from dungeons)",
			["ethereal:banana"] = " Rare food (obtainable from Christmas presents)",
			["default:blueberries"] = " Not to be confused with `farming:blueberries`",
			["farming:blueberries"] = " Not to be confused with `default:blueberries`",
			["ethereal:strawberry"] = " Rare food (obtainable from dungeons)",
		}
		local chance_dependant = {
			["farming:cactus_juice"] = true,
			["farming:potato"] = true,
		}
		local items = {
			"| -1 || Cactus Juice || farming:cactus_juice || 1/5 chance (4/5 chance to not poison)\n|-",
			"| 2 || Cactus Juice || farming:cactus_juice || 4/5 chance (1/5 chance to poison)\n|-",
			"| -1 || Potato || farming:potato || 1/3 chance (2/3 chance to not poison)\n|-",
			"| 1 || Potato || farming:potato || 2/3 chance (1/3 chance to poison)\n|-",
		}
		-- Override do_item_eat function
		local old_do_eat = minetest.do_item_eat
		minetest.do_item_eat = function(hp_change, replace_with_item, itemstack, player, pointed_thing)
			local item = itemstack:get_name()
			local desc = minetest.registered_items[item].description or ""
			local info = additional_info[item] or ""
			if not chance_dependant[item] then
				if desc ~= "" then
					desc = minetest.get_translated_string("", desc) .. " "
				end
				items[#items+1] = "| " .. hp_change .. " || " .. desc .. "|| "
								.. item .. " ||" .. info .. "\n|-"
			end
		end
		-- Run on_use callback for all registered items
		for k,v in pairs(minetest.registered_items) do
			if k ~= test_food and type(v.on_use) == "function" then
				v.on_use(ItemStack(k), user, pointed_thing)
			end
		end
		-- Sort items by nutrition value, then by name
		table.sort(items, function(a, b)
			local na = tonumber(a:split(" ")[2])
			local nb = tonumber(b:split(" ")[2])
			if na ~= nb then
				return nb < na
			end
			return a < b
		end)
		-- Output results
		for _,v in ipairs(items) do
			print(v)
		end
		-- Undo override
		minetest.do_item_eat = old_do_eat
	end
})