Food Decay

Food Decay

Food now decay over time, enventually rots (20 minutes to 1+ year IRL).

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Food Decay - Cover
Food Decay - Decay Speeds
Food Decay - Storage Temperature
Food Decay - Options

About this Mod

Food now decay over time, enventually rots.
Food is now a more valuable resource, to be produced rather than stocked.

Features

  • food do not stack anymore (gamemode survival and adventure)
  • food decay over time in inventory and container (gamemode survival and adventure)
  • 6 decay speeds, from 20 minutes to more than a year
  • food eventually turn into rotten food
  • place 1-5 ice block near your container to slow down the decay process
  • eat food in "fresh" state (durability >66%) may grants quick positive effects (80% saturation 1/2 point, 20% haste 60s, 10% resistance 60s).
  • eat food in "decayed" state (durability <33%) may grants quick negative effects (80% hunger 1/2 point, 20% weakness 60s, 10% poison 3s).
  • compatible with Joshs More Foods

Decay Speeds

  • very fast (20 min): cod, porkchop, salmon, tropical_fish, beef, chicken, rabbit, mutton, pufferfish, milk_bucket
  • fast (50 min): melon_slice, mushroom_stew, rabbit_stew, beetroot_soup, pumpkin_pie, cake
  • medium (1h 40min): cooked_beef, cooked_porkchop, cooked_cod, cooked_salmon, cooked_chicken, cooked_rabbit, cooked_mutton, baked_potato
  • slow (8h): bread, cookie, potato, apple, beetroot, carrot, sweet_berries, glow_berries, chorus_fruit, golden_carrot
  • very slow (33h): golden_apple, dried_kelp
  • imperishable (> year): honey_bottle

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How to

Disable specific systems for a specific player (Patreon feature) You can individually add thoses tags on players to makes them personnaly immune to mecanics.
  • Disable the whole system: /tag [PLAYER_NAME] add fooddecay.immune
  • No stack 1 food (also disable decaying food): /tag [PLAYER_NAME] add fooddecay.loot.immune
  • No decaying food in all inventory: /tag [PLAYER_NAME] add fooddecay.decay.all.immune
  • No decaying food in offhand: /tag [PLAYER_NAME] add fooddecay.decay.offhand.immune
  • No decaying food in hotbar: /tag [PLAYER_NAME] add fooddecay.decay.hotbar.immune
  • No decaying food in inventory: /tag [PLAYER_NAME] add fooddecay.decay.inventory.immune
  • No decaying food in enderchest: /tag [PLAYER_NAME] add fooddecay.decay.enderchest.immune
  • No positive effect on eat: /tag [PLAYER_NAME] add fooddecay.ate.fresh.immune
  • No negative effect on eat: /tag [PLAYER_NAME] add fooddecay.ate.decayed.immune

Datapack's Options

In game, use: /function fkfd:options/get

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Patreon Supporters
  • 26.1 (10/04/2026): Setsu-P, varinyc, nfnpgllxhn
  • 1.21.11 (26/01/2026): Azerxim, Setsu-P, varinyc, nfnpgllxhn
  • 1.21.9 (05/10/2025): CYKLOPPS, Azerxim, varinyc, Setsu-P, Wani P, Lionel Felke
  • 1.21.5 v1 (24/08/2025): CYKLOPPS, Azerxim, Setsu-P, varinyc, Wani P, Lionel Felke
  • 1.21.5 init (17/08/2025): CYKLOPPS, Azerxim, Setsu-P, varinyc, Wani P, Lionel Felke
Patreon Version The free versions are designed to be fun and fully playable. The Patreon version is for players and server owners who want more control, comfort, and flexibility through an in-game settings menu to tweak the parameters live, without file editing.

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Mod Version Mod packaging is designed to be more convenient for your installations. Executed on the server side, it does not need to be installed on the client side. Keep in mind that inside the mod is simply a datapack. In addition, interactions between too many mods can degrade the functioning of one or more mods.
Issue / Bug This pack require entities (marker) on scoreboard: you might have to turn it on if using Spigot/Paper.
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Available Versions

26.1release
MC 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2datapack
April 10, 2026
1.21.11release
MC 1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11fabric, forge, neoforge, quilt
January 26, 2026
1.21.11release
MC 1.21.11datapack
January 26, 2026
1.21.9release
MC 1.21.9, 1.21.10datapack
October 5, 2025
1.21.5 - 1.21.8release
MC 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8datapack
August 26, 2025

How to Install Food Decay on Your Server

1

Order Server

Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).

2

Set datapack Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the datapack loader and matching Minecraft version (26.1.2).

3

Install Mod

Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Food Decay". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

datapackfabricforgeneoforgequilt

Minecraft Versions

26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1 (+7 more)

Server-side

Required

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Food Decay server crashes on startup – what to do?

Most common cause: wrong datapack version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (26.1.2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Food Decay compatible with datapack and fabric and forge and neoforge and quilt?

Food Decay officially supports datapack, fabric, forge, neoforge, quilt for Minecraft 26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1. Note: Forge and Fabric mods are NOT cross-compatible – pick one loader and stick with it. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Food Decay – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Food Decay consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.

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Details

License
Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 International
Server-side
Required

Supported Versions

26.1.226.1.126.11.21.111.21.101.21.91.21.81.21.71.21.61.21.5