Food Tier List
by BlueSapphy
Food Tier List rebalances how much each food restores, grouping Minecraft's foods into tiers by the effort needed to prepare them and the interaction they require.
What it does
The mod reworks the food economy so that foods are sorted into tiers according to processing and player interaction, rather than leaving some cheap items far more filling than their preparation warrants. Its stated aim is a clearer progression, so that players stop relying on the simplest food to obtain. The author describes the tier system as balanced and grouped by effort, and the changes apply only on the server side.
Because only the server runs the mod, players join without installing anything. Food Tier List is released under the MIT License and is open source, with public links for the source code and the issue tracker. Files target 1.21.11 and 26.1.2, and the latest Fabric file is 0.0.2 for 26.1.2, published on 2026-06-20. The mod was first published on 2026-05-28 and last updated on the same date as its latest file.
Key features
Tiered food values
Foods are grouped into tiers by how much effort they take to make and how much player interaction they need.
Rebalanced hunger
Hunger and saturation values are adjusted so that cheap foods no longer outperform harder-to-make ones.
Progression-based eating
The balance is meant to reward moving on to better food rather than staying with simpler items.
Server-only changes
The rebalancing runs on the server, so players need no client-side install.
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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
Survival progression
Survival worlds where players should work up from basic food to processed or cooked items.
Server balance
Multiplayer servers that want food to follow the same effort-based tiers for every player.
Who it’s for: Server owners who want Minecraft's food values reworked into effort-based tiers, and players on those servers who need no installation of their own.
How it compares
Hearts as Food is a Fabric mod for 1.21.8 that runs on client and server, with All rights reserved as its license, so it is not open source. Panivorous is a Fabric mod for 1.21 – 1.21.1 that also runs on client and server, under the MIT License, but it is not open source. Food Overhaul - Vanilla Foods is open source under the MIT License, runs on client and server and covers 1.21.1 – 26.1.2, so it shares that version range with this mod while requiring both sides.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food Tier List | Fabric | 1.21.11 – 26.1.2 | Server-side only | 2026-06-20 |
| Hearts as Food | Fabric | 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2026-05-12 |
| Panivorous | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-06-26 |
| Food Overhaul - Vanilla Foods | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-05-15 |
Questions
Does Food Tier List have to be installed on the client?
Which game versions does Food Tier List support?
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In the catalog
Food Tier List is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,715 Food mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
WHAT’S UP EVERYONE, today, we will rank EVERY FOOD ITEM available in Minecraft, ‘cause frankly, some of these foods are COMPLETE FRAUDS. WHY THE HELL does eating seven berries I found while on my knees in a cave satiate me more than an ENTIRE steak. MOJANG, PLEASE FIX MINECRAFT OR SOMETHING. So anyways, I spent 14…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/food-tier-list
- Owner
- BlueSapphy
- Published
- 2026-05-28
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-20
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15