Better Melon
by LitQA
Better Melon lets players eat whole melons, melon slices and melon slabs, and adds melon variants, a cutting tool and carved decorative blocks to the game.
What it does
Melon blocks can be eaten directly by right-clicking them, and the block's appearance changes as it is consumed. A cut melon block is eaten the same way while held, and eating a portion takes only 16 game ticks, about a quarter of the time a normal food item needs. Slabs and stairs made from melon can be eaten in the same manner, which makes melon a food that can be carried and eaten from the world.
The mod adds several melon forms alongside the vanilla melon, including unripe and glistering types. Carved melon decorative blocks and other melon-related items are added as well, including a dedicated melon-cutting tool and matching slabs and stairs.
The developers describe the mod as a response to the vanilla melon, which is slow to farm and restores little hunger, and which players tend to stop using once the early game ends. The aim is to give melons a role beyond emergency food in the middle and late game, through varied effects and decorative value. Installation needs no extra dependencies, and the code is under the MIT License, so the project is not open source.
Key features
Right-click eating
Melon blocks, cut melon blocks, slabs and stairs can be eaten by right-clicking, and the block shrinks as it is consumed.
Quick eating time
A portion of a melon takes 16 game ticks to eat, which is quicker than a standard food item.
Five melon variants
Yellow, unripe, glistering and enchanted melons are added, each with its own look and use.
Variant effects
Unripe melons can inflict Hunger, glistering melons restore health, and enchanted melons are eaten to fill the hunger bar.
Carved and cut melon blocks
Carved melon decorative blocks, a melon-cutting tool, slabs and stairs extend the melon into building and decoration.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x9 of 9 versions with builds
1.20.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.19.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.18.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.17.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.16.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.15.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.14.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Golden Melon Munch is a server-required mod with a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license, built for 1.21.9 – 26.2, and it is not open source. Enchanted Glistering Melon Slice is also server-required, released under the MIT License for 1.21.5 – 1.21.10, and it is not open source. Better Glistering Melons runs on client and server, is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, and targets only 1.21 – 1.21.1.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Melon | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.14.4 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-14 |
| Golden Melon Munch | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.9 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-08-30 |
| Enchanted Glistering Melon Slice | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.5 – 1.21.10 | Server required, client optional | 2025-11-03 |
| Better Glistering Melons | NeoForge | 1.21 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-09-18 |
Questions
Does Better Melon need to be on the server?
Which loaders does Better Melon support?
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In the catalog
Better Melon is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,715 Food mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Feel free to use this mod in your modpack! Better Melon (BM) enhances the usage experience and fun value of melons in Minecraft by improving the melon eating experience, adding melon variants and a dedicated melon-cutting tool, introducing matching slabs, stairs, and carved melon decorative blocks for the different…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/better-melon
- Owner
- LitQA
- Published
- 2025-08-23
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-14
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15