{{Distinguish|Enchanted Golden Apple}}
{{Item
| image = Golden Apple.png
| rarity = Rare
| heals = {{hunger|4}}
|effects=: {{EffectLink|Absorption}} (2:00)
: {{EffectLink|Regeneration}} II (0:05)
|renewable = Yes
|stackable = Yes (64)
}}

A '''golden apple''' is a [[food]] item that bestows beneficial effects when consumed, and is also used to cure a [[Zombie Villager|zombie villager]] under the [[Weakness]] effect into a normal [[villager]].

== Obtaining ==
=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
|A1= Gold Ingot
|B1= Gold Ingot
|C1= Gold Ingot
|A2= Gold Ingot
|B2= Apple
|C2= Gold Ingot
|A3= Gold Ingot
|B3= Gold Ingot
|C3= Gold Ingot
|Output= Golden Apple
|type= Foodstuff
}}

=== Chest loot ===
On the base of <code>ancient_city/city_center/city_center_2</code>, a single golden apple is contained in the [[chest]]. Eating it at that location unlocks the [[piston]] doors to the [[redstone]] labs beneath.
{{LootChestItem|golden-apple}}

== Usage ==
{{see also|Tutorials/Hunger management|title1=Hunger management}}

To eat a golden apple, press and hold {{control|use}} while it is selected in the hotbar. It restores {{hunger|4}} points of hunger and 9.6 hunger [[Hunger#Mechanics|saturation]].

Unlike most foods, golden apples can be eaten when the hunger bar is full.

The golden apple provides: 
*[[Absorption]] I for 2 minutes (providing {{hp|4|absorption=1}} points of absorption health)
*[[Regeneration]] II ({{hp|1}} every 25 ticks, {{hp|2|notag=1}} × 0.4 per second) for 5 seconds (long enough to heal {{hp|4}} points of damage)

=== Curing zombie villagers ===
{{main|Zombie Villager#Curing}}

A golden apple and a [[potion of weakness]] can be used to convert a [[zombie villager]] into a regular [[villager]].

=== Horses ===
Golden apples can be used for improving the chances of taming a [[horse]] by 10%, for [[breeding]] and leading horses, and for speeding up the growth of baby horses by 4 minutes.

===Piglins===
{{EntityLink|Piglin|Piglins}} are attracted to golden apples. They run toward any golden apples on the ground, and inspect it for 6 to 8 seconds before putting it in their inventory. However, piglins do not eat golden apples (or any [[food]]).

== Sounds ==
{{Sound table/Entity/Food}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Golden Apple
|spritetype=item
|nameid=golden_apple
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Golden Apple
|spritetype=item
|nameid=golden_apple
|id=258
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|Zombie Doctor;Oooh&#44; shiny!}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Zombie Doctor;Oh Shiny;A Furious Cocktail;How Did We Get Here;Husbandry;A Balanced Diet}}

== History ==
{{History|java infdev}}
{{History||February 23, 2010|link=http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/2750582-the-secret-history-of-minecraft/|A [[player]] named JTE put a [[crafting]] recipe for golden apples as a joke at the bottom of a crafting guide she made. The recipe used [[gold ingot]]s instead of [[block of gold|gold blocks]].}}
{{History||20100227-1|[[File:Golden Apple JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added golden apples. 
|Golden apples heal a full {{hp|20}} [[health]] points, making them the best [[food]] in the entire game. 
|Golden apples are [[crafting|crafted]] with an [[apple]] and eight [[gold block|blocks of gold]].
|However, since apples were not yet obtainable in normal gameplay, golden apples were not obtainable either.}}
{{History||20100625-2|Golden apples can now be rarely found in [[dungeon]]s, making them obtainable in normal gameplay.}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.8|snap=Pre-release|Due to the addition of [[hunger]], golden apples have been changed so that they restore {{hunger|10}}, instead of {{hp|20}} [[health]] points, but also give [[Regeneration]] for 30 seconds.
|[[Apple]]s can now be found in [[stronghold]] storeroom [[chest]]s, making golden apples craftable in normal gameplay for the first time.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2|Golden apples have been given 'glint' (animated purple glow) when viewed from the [[player]]'s [[inventory]], and its tooltip has now changed from the standard white to a magenta color.}}
{{History|||snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3|Golden apples can now be found in the new [[stronghold]] altar [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.1|snap=11w48a|Golden apples are now easier to [[crafting|craft]]. Standard [[apple]]s now rarely [[drops|drop]] from oak [[leaves]], meaning that [[player]]s no longer need to venture into [[stronghold]]s/[[dungeon]]s to find one.
|As [[gold]] is also renewable via [[Zombified Piglin|zombie pigmen]], golden apples have become a [[renewable resource]].}}
{{History|||snap=release|Golden apples have been changed, so that they now restore {{hunger|4}} and give only 4 seconds of [[Regeneration]]. 
|The [[crafting]] recipe of golden apples has been modified, requiring 8 [[gold nugget]]s instead of 8 [[blocks of gold]] to craft. Although its natural spawn is rare, it is easier to obtain through crafting.}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w21a|With the addition of [[enchanted golden apple]]s, which got a purple tooltip, the standard golden apple's tooltip changed to blue. However, the standard golden apple's effects remain unchanged.}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w32a|Golden apples can now be fed to [[zombie villager]]s with the [[Weakness]] debuff causing them to revert to [[villager]]s after a delay of about 3 minutes.}}
{{History||1.6.1|snap=13w23a|Golden apples now use 8 [[gold ingot]]s instead of 8 [[gold nugget]]s.
|The [[Regeneration]] effect of golden apples has been slowed down.}}
{{History|||snap=13w23b|Golden apples now give the player [[Health Boost]] for 1:30 and [[Regeneration]] II for 0:10. This temporarily gives the [[player]] 4 extra base [[health]] points, and it heals a total of {{hp|4}} health points.}}
{{History|||snap=13w24b|The Health Boost effect has been replaced with [[Absorption]], lasting 1:30.}}
{{History|||snap=13w25a|Absorption from golden apples now lasts 2:00.}}
{{History|||snap=?|Golden apples can now be used to tame, breed and heal horses and donkeys.}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w37a|The [[Regeneration]] effect from golden apples has been reduced to Regeneration I (from II in [[Java Edition 1.8]]).}}
{{History|||snap=15w43a|A single golden apple can now sometimes be found in [[igloo]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=15w43b|A single golden apple is now always found in igloo chests.}}
{{History|||snap=15w44a|The [[Regeneration]] effect from golden apples has been returned to Regeneration II, as it had been in [[Java Edition 1.8|1.8]].
|The average yield of golden apples from [[dungeon]] chests has been increased.
|Golden apples have been added to [[desert temple]] and [[mineshaft]] chests.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w39a|Golden apples are now found in the new [[woodland mansion]] chests.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|The names and IDs have been split into golden apple and enchanted golden apple.
|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 322.}}
{{History|||snap=18w09a|Golden apples can now generate in the [[chest]]s of [[underwater ruins]].}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Golden Apple JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture for golden apples has been changed.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w16a|Golden apples can now be found inside [[ruined portal]] chests.}}
{{History|||snap=20w18a|Golden apples are now less common in ruined portal [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.16.2|snap=20w30a|Golden apples are now found in [[bastion remnant]] chests.}}
{{History||1.18|snap=experimental snapshot 6|Horses, donkeys and mules now follow players holding golden apples.}}
{{History||1.19|snap=22w14a|A single golden apple may now be found in the chest at {{cd|city_center_2}} in [[Ancient City|ancient cities]].}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|[[File:Golden Apple JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added golden apples.}}
{{History|||snap=build 3|A [[crafting]] recipe has been added for golden apples.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.20.1|Golden apples can now generate in the [[chest]]s of [[underwater ruins]].}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Golden Apple JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture for golden apples has been changed.}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.16.0.57|Golden apples can now be found inside [[ruined portal]] chests.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Golden Apple JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added golden apples.}}
{{History||xbox=TU5|Due to the addition of [[hunger]], golden apples have been changed, so that they restore {{hunger|10}} instead of {{hp|20}} health points, but also give [[Regeneration]] for 30 seconds.}}
{{History||xbox=TU19|xbone=CU7|ps=1.12|Golden apples now give extra "[[Absorption]]" health for a short period.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Golden Apple JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture for golden apples has been changed.}}

{{History|New 3DS}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Golden Apple JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added golden apples.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
Prior to [[Java Edition Beta 1.8]], the golden apple outwardly restored the player's full {{hp|20}} health points; Internally however, it is set to restore over double that, at {{hp|42}} health points. This is most likely a reference to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker's_Guide_to_the_Galaxy The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy], making it restore (the meaning of) life, 42 (health points). This is far before either the [[Absorption]] or [[Health Boost]] effects, causing this reference go unnoticed.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:GoldenAppleComparison.png|A comparison of the two golden apple variations.
File:Golden apple in dungen 2013.png|A golden apple found in a dungeon.
File:Notch Apple In Mansion Chest.png|An extremely rare occasion where a regular golden apple and an enchanted apple being found in the same woodland mansion chest {{in|ee}}.
File:GoldenAppleDungeonChest.png|Golden apple in a [[dungeon]] chest, prior to 1.3.1. It resembles the enchanted golden apple.
File:Golden Apple Mineshaft Loot.png|A golden apple was found in a minecart chest in an abandoned mineshaft.
</gallery>

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[[Category:Renewable resources]]
[[Category:Food]]

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