Updated 25 October 2026. Facts on this page come from minecraft.wiki, minecraft.net and the live Artemis PvP server; sources are listed at the bottom.
Sweet Berries and Glow Berries in Minecraft
Sweet berries grow on prickly bushes in taigas and restore 2 hunger; glow berries grow on cave vines in lush caves, restore 2 hunger and make the vine glow at light level 14. Both are planted by placing the berries, breed foxes, and can be picked without breaking the plant. Sweet berry bushes slow and hurt anything walking through them.
How do the two berries compare?
| Sweet berries | Glow berries | |
|---|---|---|
| Where | Taigas, snowy taigas, old growth taigas | Cave vines in lush caves |
| Plant on | Grass, dirt, podzol, farmland, moss and more | The underside of a block |
| Harvest | Use on a ripe bush: 1-2 (stage 3) or 2-3 (fully grown) | Use on a vine with berries: 1 |
| Food | 2 hunger | 2 hunger |
| Light | None | 14 while bearing berries |
| Special | Slows and hurts mobs and players walking through | Climbable like vines |
Where they grow: taigas and lush caves.
Why do foxes love berries?
Both berries breed foxes, and a baby fox bred by you trusts you. Foxes also pick berries off bushes. See foxes.
How do you farm berries?
- Sweet berry bushes grow through 4 stages with a 20% chance per random tick; bees can speed them up.
- Bone meal grows a cave vine's berries straight away; bees can pollinate them too.
- A dispenser of bone meal and a hopper make an easy glow berry farm.
- A sweet berry bush cancels fall damage and works as a cheap trap for mobs; see fall damage.
Are berries good food?
Only as snacks: 2 hunger with little saturation. They are useful early because you can eat them straight off the bush. Better food: food and hunger.
Can you buy food on ArtemisPvP?
Frequently asked questions
How do you plant sweet berries?
Place them on grass, dirt or another valid block; they grow into a bush.
Do glow berries give light?
Yes, cave vines bearing glow berries give light level 14.
Sources
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