Registry record · minecraft:kelp

Kelp

Blocks Plants & crops

Kelp is an underwater aquatic plant that grows tall ocean stalks, harvested for food and high-efficiency fuel.

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Versioned source data

Edition availability

Java Edition

Source version 26.1

Registry ID: 258
Source display name: Kelp
Maximum stack: 64

Bedrock Edition

Source version 1.26.60

Registry ID: 385
Source display name: Kelp
Maximum stack: 64
Component-based: Yes
Source version tag: Unclassified by source

Recipe information · Java 26.1

No Java recipe recorded

Not recorded

No recipe for this item is recorded in the selected Java source snapshot. This does not establish that no recipe exists in other versions or editions. Bedrock recipe data is not included, so its recipe availability cannot be determined here.

Field guide

Item details

How to obtain

Harvested in vast underwater forests across ocean biomes from gravel and dirt seabeds. Source
Breaking any stem segment causes all segments above it to break and float to the surface for collection. Source

Practical uses

Smelted in a furnace or smoker into edible dried kelp, restoring 1 hunger point. Source
Crafted in a 3x3 grid into dried kelp blocks, an exceptional furnace fuel that smelts 20 items per block. Source

Mechanics

Can grow up to 26 blocks tall underwater; planting kelp in flowing water converts the flowing water into a water source block. Source

Reverse recipe lookup · Java · 26.1

Used In · Crafting recipes

0 outputs

No Java crafting outputs using Kelp are recorded in the selected source snapshot. This does not establish that the item has no other uses. Bedrock recipe data is not included.