Spinach
by Zarijaden
Spinach adds a plantable spinach crop to Fabric games on Minecraft 1.20.1 – 1.20.6, with seeds, harvestable plants and a smelting recipe that yields iron nuggets.
What it does
Spinach introduces spinach seeds that can be planted and harvested as a crop. The plants grow the way wheat does, needing light and water to mature. A harvested spinach can be placed in a furnace or blast furnace, and smelting it yields one iron nugget, which can be used to craft iron ingots as usual. The idea comes from a classroom claim that spinach is packed with iron, which the mod treats as a whimsical take on that misconception rather than a food fact.
The mod is client and server, so a server and every player need it installed. It is published for Fabric only, and Fabric API is required. Files cover 1.20.1 – 1.20.6, with 1.0.0 for 1.20.6 as the latest release, dated 2025-07-12. The code is open source under the MIT License, and the source code and issue tracker are public.
Key features
Plantable spinach crop
Spinach seeds can be planted and the resulting plants harvested, adding a new crop to farms.
Iron nugget smelting
Smelted spinach gives one iron nugget, using a recipe unique to this crop.
Furnace and blast furnace use
Harvested spinach is processed in a standard furnace or blast furnace.
Wheat-like growth
Spinach needs light and water to grow, following the same basic mechanics as wheat.
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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
Farm expansion
Players who run crop farms can add spinach next to wheat and other plants, using the same light and water setup.
Iron sourcing
Players who need iron nuggets for ingots can get them from smelted spinach as an alternative to mining.
Who it’s for: Players of Fabric games who want an extra crop with a smelting recipe, and server owners who want the same crop available for every player.
Questions
Does Spinach need Fabric API?
Must the server have Spinach installed?
Which game versions does Spinach support?
In the catalog
Spinach is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,715 Food mods for Fabric. 11,154 mods support Minecraft 1.20.6.
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What the author says
还记得生物课上欧阳老师说的菠菜富含铁元素吗？虽然在现实世界中这是个美丽的误会（异想天开！），但在你的Minecraft世界里，Spinach Mod 让它奇妙成真了！现在，种菠菜不仅能吃，还能炼铁！ Remember your biology teacher, Mrs. Ouyang, saying spinach is packed with iron? While that's a bit of a whimsical misconception in the real world, Spinach Mod brings this fun idea to life in your Minecraft world! Now…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/spinach
- Owner
- Zarijaden
- Published
- 2025-07-12
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-07-12
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15