What is Cocoa Beans in Minecraft?
Cocoa Beans are a versatile item in Minecraft that are primarily used for farming and crafting. They are most famous for being the key ingredient in making cookies, a tasty food item that restores a small amount of hunger. You can also use Cocoa Beans as a brown dye. This dye can be used to change the color of wool, terracotta, glass, leather armor, and to create brown concrete powder. Cocoa Beans are unique because they do not grow on the ground, but on the sides of jungle wood logs. This makes them a fun and interesting crop to farm. For players who love baking or want to add some brown color to their builds, Cocoa Beans are an essential resource to gather and cultivate. They are a small but important part of the Minecraft ecosystem.
How to get Cocoa Beans in Minecraft
The only way to get Cocoa Beans naturally is by finding them in jungle biomes. They grow in pods on the trunks of jungle trees. These pods start small and green, then turn yellow, and finally become large and orange brown when they are fully mature. When you break a fully mature cocoa pod, it will drop three Cocoa Beans. If you break it before it is fully grown, it will only drop one. So, it is always best to wait for the pods to be fully grown. Another way to get Cocoa Beans is by trading with a Wandering Trader. They will sometimes offer to sell three Cocoa Beans for one emerald. Once you have your first few Cocoa Beans, you can start your own farm. You do not need to go back to the jungle every time you need more.
How to use Cocoa Beans in Minecraft
To farm Cocoa Beans, you need some jungle logs. Place the jungle logs wherever you like, and then right click on the side of a log with Cocoa Beans in your hand to plant a pod. The pod will grow through three stages. You can use bone meal on it to make it grow instantly. When the pod is large and orange brown, you can break it to harvest your Cocoa Beans. To craft cookies, you need two wheat and one Cocoa Bean. This recipe makes eight cookies. To use Cocoa Beans as a dye, you just place them in a crafting grid, and they will produce brown dye. You can then combine this dye with various items to color them brown. Cocoa Beans are a simple but useful crop for both food and decoration.
How to craft Cocoa Beans in Minecraft
No recipes for this item.
