Sweet Berries – Wiki Guide
This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft sweet berries with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.
In Minecraft, sweet 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. But be careful near sweet berries because if you go too close to the sweet berry bush, it will cause you physical damage.
Let’s explore how to add sweet berries to your inventory.
Where to find Sweet Berries in Creative Mode
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
Here is where you can find sweet berries in the Creative Inventory menu:
| Platform | Version(s) | Creative Menu Location |
|---|---|---|
 Java Edition (PC/Mac) |
1.14 – 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 Sweet Berries in Survival Mode
You can add sweet berries to your inventory in Survival mode by finding sweet berries and gathering them. So, let’s get started!
1. Find Sweet Berries
First, you need to find sweet berries in the game. Sweet berries are grown on a bush that is commonly found in biomes such as the Taiga biome.
This is what sweet berries looks like (when they are found growing on a sweet berry bush):
TIP: Don’t go too close to the sweet berry bush or it will cause you physical damage.
2. Break the Sweet Berries
The game control to break the sweet berries depends on the version of Minecraft:
- For Java Edition (PC/Mac), left click and hold on the sweet berries bush.
- For Pocket Edition (PE), you tap and hold on the sweet berries bush.
- 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 sweet berries bush.
- For Education Edition, left click and hold on the sweet berries bush.
The sweet berries will break and smaller sweet berries will float on the ground.
3. Pick up the Sweet Berries
Make sure you pick up the sweet berries before they disappear.
Once you pick up the sweet berries, they will appear in your hotbar.
Sweet 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, sweet berries have the following Name, ID and DataValue:
| Description (Minecraft ID Name) |
Minecraft ID |
Data Value | Stack Size | Platform | Version(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet Berries (minecraft: |
64 | Java |
1.14 – 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 Sweet Berries
Give Command in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.19.3, the /give command for Sweet Berries is:
/give @p sweet_berries 1
Things to Do with Sweet Berries
Here are some activities that you can do with sweet berries in Minecraft:
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