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Saturation Effect in Minecraft

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Saturation is a beneficial status effect in Minecraft. Instantly fills the hunger bar and saturation.

Effect type
Beneficial ✅

What does Saturation do?

Instantly fills the hunger bar and saturation.

How to remove Saturation

It wears off when its timer runs out. Drink a milk bucket to clear all status effects at once — which also removes the good ones.

Beneficial effects show with a normal icon in your inventory. Effect levels are shown in Roman numerals: level II is stronger than level I.

Data for Minecraft Java Edition 26.1, based on the open minecraft-data project. Some details can differ in Bedrock Edition. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.

Frequently asked questions

What does Saturation do in Minecraft?
Instantly fills the hunger bar and saturation.
How do you get rid of Saturation?
Wait for it to wear off, or drink a milk bucket to remove all effects.