Better Glistering Melons
by prollumsloof
Better Glistering Melons raises the food value of Glistering Melon Slices and adds a full Glistering Melon block for NeoForge 1.21.1.
What it does
Vanilla Minecraft lets players eat Golden Apples and Golden Carrots, but Glistering Melon Slices have no such use. This mod gives each slice 2 nutrition and 4.5 saturation, which restores hunger in a way that also supports health regeneration and sprint stamina. The idea came from a video that listed unhelpful features in the game.
Unlike normal Melons, it must be mined with a pickaxe, and the whole block drops instead of several slices. Because it does not drop slices, it can be stored safely as a storage block. Glistering Melon stems also have a 1 in 64 chance of growing one.
The mod is published for NeoForge only, with files for 1.21 and 1.21.1. Installation covers the server and each player's game. It is released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, and the source code and issue tracker are public. The author asks that attribution be given when the mod is used.
Key features
Improved slice food value
Glistering Melon Slices give 2 nutrition and 4.5 saturation, making them useful as food.
Full Glistering Melon block
A placeable block can be crafted from slices and a standard Melon with gold ingots.
Whole-block drops
Mining a Glistering Melon block drops the whole block, so it works as storage.
Stem growth chance
Normal melon stems have a 1 in 64 chance of producing a Glistering Melon.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Food in survival
Players who gather Glistering Melons can eat the slices for hunger and saturation instead of keeping them only for brewing.
Storage in builds
The whole-block drop lets players store Glistering Melons in a compact form without losing them to slice drops.
Who it’s for: Players and modpack builders who want Glistering Melon Slices to have a food role, and builders who want a decorative or storage Glistering Melon block.
Questions
Does Better Glistering Melons need to be installed on the server?
Which game versions does Better Glistering Melons support?
Does the mod work on Fabric?
In the catalog
Better Glistering Melons is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,596 Food mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
In vanilla Minecraft, both Golden Apples and Golden Carrots can be eaten, but not Glistering Melon Slices! Better Glistering Melons addresses this grievous oversight by giving Glistering Melon Slices 2 nutrition and 4.5 saturation. This makes them great for restoring saturation, benefiting both your health regen and…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/better-glistering-melons
- Owner
- prollumsloof
- Published
- 2025-09-15
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-09-18
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15