Ore Food
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.21. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
Minerals you can eat. Five beef tiers, five food enchantments, and durability-based eating so one beef lasts many bites.
⬇ Download on ModrinthOre Food
Turn minerals into edible beefs. One item, five mineral tiers; five food enchantments that grant potion effects based on enchantment level. Eating consumes durability instead of the item, so one beef can be eaten many times.
Platforms: Forge 1.20.1, NeoForge 1.21.1, NeoForge 26.1.2
What it adds
One item: Ore Food
orefood:ore_food is the mod's only item. All beefs share the same item ID but have different names, textures, and stats.
| Beef | Hunger | Saturation | Durability | Enchantability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Beef | 6 | 9.6 | 8 | 1 |
| Iron Beef | 8 | 12.8 | 16 | 1 |
| Gold Beef | 8 | 16.0 | 32 | 5 |
| Diamond Beef | 10 | 20.0 | 64 | 10 |
| Netherite Beef | 12 | 24.0 | 128 | 15 |
Durability means remaining bites. Each bite costs 1 durability; when it reaches 0, the beef is consumed. Iron Beef can be eaten 16 times; Netherite Beef, 128 times. They do not stack. In Creative mode, eating does not consume durability.
All values are data-pack driven: change one line, re-enter the world, and it takes effect.
Five food enchantments
These apply only to edible items. Effects trigger when the food is eaten.
| Enchantment | Max Level | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Potent Recovery | 4 | Instant Health + Regeneration. Effect level equals enchantment level; Regeneration lasts level × 5 seconds. |
| Adrenaline | 3 | Strength (level × 5s) + Speed (level × 10s). |
| Vitality | 5 | Absorption (scales with enchantment level) + Resistance II (40% damage reduction), duration level × 20s. |
| Satiety | 3 | Restores level × 2 extra hunger. |
| Feast | 3 | Saturation, 1 minute per level. Treasure enchantment. |
Crafting
Beefs upgrade tier by tier. Each recipe uses 8 matching minerals around the previous tier beef.
| Result | Materials (8) | Center |
|---|---|---|
| Copper Beef | Copper Ingots | Vanilla Beef |
| Iron Beef | Iron Ingots | Copper Beef |
| Gold Beef | Gold Ingots | Iron Beef |
| Diamond Beef | Diamonds | Gold Beef |
| Netherite Beef | Smithing Table: Netherite Upgrade Template + Netherite Ingot | Diamond Beef |
The center slot must be the correct previous tier. Using the wrong tier produces nothing.
How to use
- Get beefs from the Creative Food & Drinks tab.
- Enchant:
- Potent Recovery, Adrenaline, Vitality, and Satiety are normal enchantments (enchanting table, villagers, loot).
- Feast is treasure-only (loot, librarian, similar to Mending).
- Eat: hold right-click. Each bite consumes 1 durability and triggers effects.
- Hover the beef to see effects, levels, and durations in the tooltip, formatted like vanilla potions.
Data pack / modding
- Data pack guide:
docs/datapack-guide.md— includes a complete example with potion effects. - Development notes:
AGENT.md— API differences, build setup, and pitfalls.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.21.1
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Ships as orefood-neoforge-1.21.1-2.0.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 146 KB
- Download link checked 20 Oct 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.