Glow Berries – Wiki Guide
This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft glow berries with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.
In Minecraft, glow berries is a new item that was introduced in the Caves & Cliffs Update: Part I. Glow berries give off light and make it easier to see in the dark caves. You can also eat glow berries to restore your Hunger bar (or sometimes called Food bar) and each one eaten restores 1 drumstick in your Hunger Bar.
Glow berries is an item that you can not make with a crafting table or furnace. Instead, you need to find and gather this item in the game.
Let’s explore how to add glow berries to your inventory.
Where to find Glow Berries in Creative Mode
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
Here is where you can find glow berries in the Creative Inventory menu:
| Platform | Version(s) | Creative Menu Location |
|---|---|---|
 Java Edition (PC/Mac) |
1.17 – 1.19 |  Foodstuffs |
| Java Edition (PC/Mac) |
1.19.3 |  Natural Blocks |
| Java Edition (PC/Mac) |
1.19.3 |  Food & Drinks |
- Platform is the platform that applies.
- Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers where the item can be found in the menu location listed (we have tested and confirmed this version number).
- Creative Menu Location is the location of the item in the Creative Inventory menu.
How to get Glow Berries in Survival Mode
You can add glow berries to your inventory in Survival mode by finding glow berries and gathering them. So, let’s get started!
1. Find Glow Berries
First, you need to find glow berries in the game. Glow berries are found growing in the Lush Caves biome.
This is what glow berries looks like (when they are found growing on vines):
2. Break the Glow Berries
The game control to break the glow berries depends on the version of Minecraft:
- For Java Edition (PC/Mac), left click and hold on the glow berries.
- For Pocket Edition (PE), you tap and hold on the glow berries.
- For Xbox One, press and hold the RT button on the Xbox controller.
- For PS4, press and hold the R2 button on the PS controller.
- For Nintendo Switch, press and hold the ZR button on the controller.
- For Windows 10 Edition, left click and hold on the glow berries.
- For Education Edition, left click and hold on the glow berries.
The glow berries will break and smaller glow berries will float on the ground.
3. Pick up the Glow Berries
Make sure you pick up the glow berries before they disappear.
Once you pick up the glow berries, they will appear in your hotbar.
Glow berries are useful items and should be kept in your inventory to be used later.
Item ID and Name
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
In Minecraft, glow berries have the following Name, ID and DataValue:
| Description (Minecraft ID Name) |
Minecraft ID |
Data Value | Stack Size | Platform | Version(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glow Berries (minecraft: |
64 | Java |
1.17 – 1.19.3 |
- Description is what the item is called and (Minecraft ID Name) is the string value that is used in game commands.
- Minecraft ID is the Internal number for the item.
- Data Value (or damage value) identifies the variation of the block if more than one type exists for the Minecraft ID.
- Stack Size is the maximum stack size for this item. While some items in Minecraft are stackable up to 64, other items can only be stacked up to 16 or 1. (NOTE: These stack sizes are for vanilla Minecraft only. If you are running a mod, some mods may change the stack size for an item.)
- Platform is the platform that applies.
- Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers that the Minecraft ID and Name are valid for.
Give Command for Glow Berries
Give Command in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.19.3, the /give command for Glow Berries is:
/give @p glow_berries 1
Things to Do with Glow Berries
Here are some activities that you can do with glow berries in Minecraft:
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