An enchanted golden apple (in Java Edition), notch apple, or enchanted apple (in Bedrock Edition), is a rare, now uncraftable variant of the golden apple that grants much more powerful effects when consumed.
Obtaining[]
Chest loot[]
| Item | Structure | Container | Quantity | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Java Edition | ||||
| Enchanted Golden Apple | Dungeon | Chest | 1 | 3.1% |
| Mineshaft | Chest | 1 | 1.4% | |
| Ancient City | Chest | 1–2 | 8.4% | |
| Bastion remnant | Treasure chest | 1 | 6.5% | |
| Desert temple | Chest | 1 | 2.6% | |
| Ruined portal | Chest | 1 | 1.5% | |
| Woodland mansion | Chest | 1 | 3.1% | |
| Bedrock Edition | ||||
| Enchanted Golden Apple | Dungeon | Chest | 1 | 3.1% |
| Mineshaft | Chest | 1 | 1.4% | |
| Ancient City | Chest | 1–2 | 8.4% | |
| Bastion remnant | Treasure chest | 1 | 6.5% | |
| Desert temple | Chest | 1 | 2.6% | |
| Ruined portal | Chest | 1 | 1.5% | |
| Woodland mansion | Chest | 1 | 3.1% | |
Usage[]
See also: Hunger management
To eat an enchanted golden apple, press and hold use while it is selected in the hotbar. It restores 4 (
) points of hunger and 9.6 saturation.
The enchanted golden apple provides:
- Absorption IV for 2 minutes (providing 16
× 8 points of absorption health) - Regeneration level II in Java Edition or V in Bedrock Edition for 30 seconds (in Java Edition, 1
is restored every 25 ticks, 
× 0.4 per second) for 20 seconds (long enough to heal 16 × 8 points of damage; in Bedrock Edition, 1 is restored every 3 ticks, × 3.33 per second for 30 seconds, which is long enough to heal up to 200 × 100 points of damage. - Fire Resistance I for 5 minutes
- Resistance I (20% reduced damage from all sources except the void) for 5 minutes
Horses[]
Enchanted golden apples can be used for improving the chances of taming a horse by 10%, for breeding and leading horses, and for speeding up the growth of baby horses by 4 minutes.
Crafting ingredient[]
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banner Pattern Thing | Paper + Enchanted Golden Apple |
Former Mojang Studios logo |
Piglins[]
Piglins are attracted to enchanted golden apples and run toward any enchanted golden apples on the ground, and inspect it for 6 to 8 seconds before putting it in their inventory. However, piglins do not eat enchanted golden apples (or any food).
Sounds[]
| Sound | Subtitles | Source | Description | Resource location | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eating | Players | While a player is eating something | entity | subtitles | varies [sound 1] | 0.8-1.2 | 16 | |
| Eating | Friendly Creatures | When a player finishes eating something | entity | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.6-1.4 | 16 | |
| Burp | Players | When a player finishes eating something | entity | subtitles | 0.5 | 0.9-1.0 | 16 |
- ↑ Can be 0.5, 1.0, or 1.5
| Sound | Source | Description | Resource location | Volume | Pitch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | While a player is eating something | random | 0.5-1.1 | 0.8-1.2 | |
| Players | When a player finishes eating something | random | 0.5 | 0.9-1.0 |
Data values[]
ID[]
| Name | Identifier | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enchanted Golden Apple | enchanted_golden_apple | Item | item.minecraft.enchanted_golden_apple |
| Name | Identifier | Alias ID | Numeric ID | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enchanted Golden Apple | enchanted_golden_apple | appleenchanted | 259 | Item | item.appleEnchanted.name |
Achievements[]
| Icon | Achievement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) | Gamerscore earned | Trophy type (PS4) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS4 | Other | |||||
| Overpowered | Eat an Enchanted Apple | — | 30G | Silver | ||
| Fruit on the Loom | Make a banner using an Enchanted Apple Stencil | Make a banner using the Enchanted apple (thing) stencil | 20G | Bronze | ||
| Oooh, shiny! | Distract a Piglin using gold | Give a piglin a gold item while it is aggressive toward the player. | 30G | Silver | ||
Advancements[]
| Icon | Advancement | In-game description | Parent | Actual requirements (if different) | Resource location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Oh Shiny | Distract Piglins with gold | Nether | While aggravated, give a piglin one of these 25 gold-related items in the #piglin_loved item tag:
| nether/distract_piglin
|
 | A Furious Cocktail | Have every potion effect applied at the same time | Local Brewery | 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. | nether/all_potions
|
| How Did We Get Here? | Have every effect applied at the same time | A Furious Cocktail | Have all of these 33 status effects applied to the player at the same time:
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. | nether/all_effects
|
| Husbandry | The world is full of friends and food | — | Consume anything that can be consumed. | husbandry/root
|
| A Balanced Diet | Eat everything that is edible, even if it's not good for you | A Seedy Place | Eat each of these 40 foods:
| husbandry/balanced_diet
|
History[]
| Java Edition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.3.1 | 12w21a |  Added enchanted golden apples.
| |||
| Enchanted golden apples highly resemble the golden apple prior to 1.1. | |||||
| Enchanted golden apples have Regeneration IV (30 seconds), Resistance (5 minutes) and Fire Resistance (5 minutes). | |||||
| Enchanted golden apples can be crafted with 8 blocks of gold and one apple, making them renewable. | |||||
| Enchanted golden apples shine like an enchanted item and have a purple tooltip while the standard golden apple's tooltip changed to blue. However, the standard golden apple's effects remain unchanged. | |||||
| 12w21b | Added Enchanted Golden Apples to the Creative inventory. | ||||
| 1.6.1 | 13w24b | Enchanted golden apples now give the player Absorption as well, and Regeneration IV has been increased to Regeneration V. | |||
| ? | Enchanted golden apples can now be used to tame, breed and heal horses and donkeys. | ||||
| 1.8 | 14w06a | Crafting an enchanted golden apple now gives the player the achievement "Overpowered." | |||
| 1.9 | 15w37a | Enchanted golden apples now give Regeneration II (down from V) and Absorption IV (up from I), in addition to the unchanged Resistance and Fire Resistance effects. The duration of the Regeneration effect has now also been decreased to 20 seconds. | |||
| 15w44a | Enchanted golden apples are now uncraftable, making them no longer renewable. | ||||
| Enchanted golden apples have been added to dungeon, desert temple and mineshaft chests. | |||||
| 1.11 | 16w39a | Enchanted golden apples are now found in the new woodland mansion chests. | |||
| 1.13 | 17w47a | The names and IDs have been split into golden apple and enchanted golden apple. | |||
| Prior to The Flattening, this item's numeral ID was 322. | |||||
| 1.14 | 18w43a |  The texture for enchanted golden apples has been changed. | |||
| 1.16 | 20w16a | Enchanted golden apples can now be found inside ruined portal chests. | |||
| 1.16.2 | 20w30a | Enchanted golden apples can now be found inside bastion remnant chests. | |||
| 1.18 | experimental snapshot 6 | Horses, donkeys and mules now follow players holding enchanted golden apples. | |||
| 1.19 | 22w13a | Enchanted golden apples may now be found in ancient city chests. | |||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||
| v0.12.1 | build 1 | Added enchanted golden apples. | |||
| build 4 | A crafting recipe has been added for enchanted golden apples. | ||||
| Pocket Edition | |||||
| 1.1.0 | alpha 1.1.0.0 | Enchanted golden apples are now known as "Enchanted Apple." | |||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.2.0 | ? | Enchanted apples now give Absorption IV rather than Absorption I. | |||
| 1.2.13 | ? | Enchanted golden apples are now uncraftable, making them no longer renewable. | |||
| ? | Enchanted apples now give Regeneration V rather than IV. | ||||
| 1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | Enchanted apples are no longer used to craft patterns on banners directly, but are now used to craft Thing banner patterns. | |||
| The texture for the enchanted golden apple has been changed. | |||||
| 1.16.0 | beta 1.16.0.57 | Enchanted golden apples can now be found inside ruined portal chests. | |||
| 1.16.100 | beta 1.16.100.56 | The ID of enchanted apples has been changed from appleenchanted to enchanted_golden_apple. | |||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||
| TU14 | CU1 | 1.04 | Patch 1 | 1.0.1 | Added enchanted golden apples. |
| 1.90 | The texture for the enchanted golden apple has been changed. | ||||
| New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||
| 0.1.0 | Added enchanted golden apples. | ||||
Issues[]
Issues relating to "Enchanted Golden Apple" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Trivia[]
- The damage tag of an enchanted apple obtained in Bedrock Edition is 1, although setting it to 0 makes no difference.
- The Enchanted Golden Apple is called “Notch Apple” on the achievement screen on Legacy Console Editions.
Gallery[]
A comparison of the two golden apple variations.
The effects of consuming an enchanted golden apple.
An extremely rare occasion where a regular golden apple and an enchanted apple being found in the same woodland mansion chest in Minecraft Education.
Golden apple in a dungeon chest, prior to 1.3.1. It resembles the enchanted golden apple.
An enchanted golden apple found in a ruined portal chest.
An enchanted golden apple found in a monster room chest.
