AppleCore
An API for modifying the food and hunger mechanics of Minecraft.
Starting with v2.0.0 for Minecraft 1.10.2, AppleCore's HUD-related additions were moved to their own mod: AppleSkin
More information about what this mod does can be found on the AppleCore Github wiki
Note: On its own, AppleCore does not make any changes to the hunger mechanics of Minecraft. To read about Minecraft's exhaustion and saturation mechanics, see the Minecraft wiki article on Hunger
Mods That Use AppleCore
Hunger Overhaul - Extensive tweaks to hunger and related mechanicsThe Spice of Life - Encourages dietary variety through diminishing returns
Hunger In Peace - Normal hunger and health regen in peaceful
Hunger Tweaker - Exposes the AppleCore API to CraftTweaker scripting
For Mod Developers
Making sure your food is compatible with AppleCore
Integrating plants with AppleCore
Screenshots
Note: Starting with v2.0.0 for Minecraft 1.10.2, these features were moved to their own mod: AppleSkin
Tooltip
Food values are shown when holding shift

Hunger/saturation HUD overlay
When holding food, the hunger/saturation you'd get from eating it flashes on the screen

Food exhaustion HUD underlay
Food exhaustion gets shown as a progress bar behind the hunger bar

Misc
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- 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 CurseForge — 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.
AppleCore is a free Minecraft Java mod. Downloaded 72,625,231 times (via CurseForge). Download it and open it directly in the game.