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A poisonous potato is a type of potato that can poison the player.
Obtaining
The poisonous potato is a rare drop when harvesting (destroying) potato plants: a fully grown plant has a 2% chance of dropping one in addition to the 1–4 regular potatoes. This is a reference to real world potatoes, which are poisonous when they are green.
Natural generation
| Item | Structure | Container | Quantity | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Java Edition | ||||
| Poisonous Potato | Shipwreck | Supply chest | 2–6 | 42.1% |
| Bedrock Edition | ||||
| Poisonous Potato | Shipwreck | Supply chest | 2–6 | 42.1% |
Usage
Poisonous potatoes cannot be planted on farmland or baked. They also have no use with the composter.
Food
A poisonous potato can be eaten; this restores 2 (
) and 1.2 saturation points and has a 60% chance of applying 5 seconds of the Poison effect, draining 4![]()
points of health.
Advancements
| Icon | Advancement | In-game description | Parent | Actual requirements (if different) | Resource location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 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
|
Video
- Note: This video is outdated, as the video states that cooking potatoes gives 0 exp when it gives 0.35
History
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Trivia
Poisonous potatoes are the only food that you can eat in creative

