Cocoa beans are one of the many colorful ingredients that can be found in the blocky world of Minecraft. From adding some earthy tones to builds to crafting tasty cookies, there’s a surprising amount you can do with these little brown beans.
Craft Brown Dye
The most common use for cocoa beans is converting them into brown dye at a 1 1 ratio This efficient process is done by placing the beans in the crafting grid
The brown dye can then be used to color a variety of items:
- Carpets and beds for a cozy feel
- Glass, terracotta, and concrete powder for builds
- Wool on sheep or dog collars
- Firework stars and balloons, if you want that earthy flair
Brown dye can also be used to stain banners shulker boxes, leather armor, and more. It provides creators with natural, neutral tones for decoration and design.
Make Cookies
Got a sweet tooth? Cocoa beans are one of two ingredients needed to craft cookies, along with wheat.
Cookies are a great food source in Minecraft. Not only do they fill up your hunger bar, but they also provide a quick burst of saturation, keeping you fueled for longer.
To make cookies just put cocoa beans and wheat in the crafting grid. You’ll get 8 cookies for each recipe.
Grow Cocoa Pods
Cocoa beans can also be used to grow cocoa plants by placing them on jungle logs and wood. This allows you to farm more cocoa beans over time.
The planted cocoa pod will go through stages of growth, becoming larger and changing color. When fully grown, destroying the pod drops 3 cocoa beans.
Cocoa farming is a great way to obtain large amounts of brown dye without hunting down dungeons.
Composting
As an organic item, cocoa beans have a 65% chance of raising the compost level in a composter. This provides another use for any excess beans.
Composting also works with cookies, the crafted food made with cocoa beans. So no beans go to waste!
Trading & Loot
While cocoa beans grow in jungle biomes, you can also obtain them through trading and loot chests:
- Wandering traders may sell cocoa beans for emeralds
- Jungle temples contain cocoa bean loot
- Nether fortress chests can contain cocoa beans
- Chests in jungle biomes have a chance to spawn cocoa
- Bonus chests provide 1-2 cocoa beans
So if you have trouble finding jungle biomes, don’t worry! There are still ways to get those brown beans.
Dye Item Colors
From carpets to fireworks, cocoa beans provide a natural brown color for decoration and crafting in Minecraft. Their versatility makes them a useful item to have on hand for builders, cooks, and explorers alike!
What are Cocoa Beans and What Do They Do in Minecraft
Cocoa Beans on their own dont have any purpose. Theyre primarily meant to be used to craft other items. But they can also be used to level up composters.
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Cocoa Beans can be used as a food ingredient and to craft items in Minecraft. They only spawn in one specific biome in-game. There is a lot of information about Cocoa Beans in this IGN guide. We’ll talk about where they appear and what you can make with them.
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FAQ
What happens if you plant cocoa beans in Minecraft?
Can jungle trees grow with cocoa beans?
How do you use cocoa beans in Minecraft?
In Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education, cocoa beans can be: Applied to sheep to dye their wool, which can then be sheared for 1–3 blocks of brown wool. Applied to tamed wolves to dye their collars. Applied to tamed cats to dye their collars. Used to dye or stain wool, leather armor, beds, glass, terracotta and shulker boxes.
Where do cocoa beans come from in Minecraft?
The cocoa bean comes from cocoa pods in Minecraft. These cocoa pods and beans are found in jungle biomes, generating on the trunk of normal-sized jungle trees. The cocoa pods can be placed on jungle logs, stripped logs, wood, and stripped wood. Cocoa beans have three stages of growth when they’re inside the cocoa pod.
What can you do with cocoa beans?
Composters are useful blocks for villages that convert old food and plant materials into bone meals. Since cocoa beans have a 65% chance of raising the level, it makes them a useful resource to use for obtaining bonemeal. Cocoa beans can be used to craft brown dye. This brown dye can be used to dye other objects and items in the game.
What are cocoa beans used for?
Cocoa beans are items obtained from cocoa pods and are used to plant them, as well as to craft brown dye and cookies . Cocoa pods are bonemealable plants placed on jungle log sides that grow cocoa beans, and can be found naturally in jungles .