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Gold Nugget

Items Materials

Gold nuggets are small gold pieces dropped by zombified piglins, essential for bartering and crafting golden snacks.

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Versioned source data

Edition availability

01

Java Edition

Source version 26.1
Registry ID
1119
Source display name
Gold Nugget
Maximum stack
64

Bedrock Edition

Source version 1.26.60
Registry ID
429
Source display name
Gold Nugget
Maximum stack
64
Component-based
No
Source version tag
Unclassified by source

From the recipe registry

Crafting recipe

Java · 26.1

Recipe data is supplied for Java Edition only in this source. Bedrock recipes are not inferred.

Field guide

Item details

How to obtain

  • Dropped by defeated zombified piglins and piglins in the Nether in quantities of 0-1 (boosted by Looting). Source
  • Obtained by disassembling a gold ingot into nine nuggets, or mining Nether gold ore. Source

Practical uses

  • Combined with a carrot to craft a golden carrot, or with a melon slice to craft a glistering melon slice. Source
  • Nine gold nuggets assemble into one gold ingot, or craft firework stars with color effects. Source

Mechanics

  • Smelting golden weapons and armor in a furnace or blast furnace recycles them into one gold nugget. Source
Gold Ingot Golden Carrot Glistering Melon Slice

Reverse recipe lookup · Java · 26.1

Used In · Crafting recipes

Used in 5 outputs

Recorded Java recipe outputs that use Gold Nugget. Bedrock recipe data is not included.

Glistering Melon Slice 1 recorded recipe
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Uses Gold Nugget × 8 · makes 1 Glistering Melon Slice

Glistering Melon Slice1 crafted

Gold Ingot 1 recorded recipe
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Uses Gold Nugget × 9 · makes 1 Gold Ingot

Gold Ingot1 crafted

Golden Carrot 1 recorded recipe
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Uses Gold Nugget × 8 · makes 1 Golden Carrot

Golden Carrot1 crafted

Golden Dandelion 1 recorded recipe
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Uses Gold Nugget × 8 · makes 1 Golden Dandelion

Golden Dandelion1 crafted

Name Tag 1 recorded recipe
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Uses Gold Nugget × 1 · makes 1 Name Tag

Name Tag1 crafted