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The icon for the Saturation effect.

The icon for the Saturation effect.

Saturation is a Status Effect found in Minecraft that was added in 1.6. This status effect works in a similar way to Regeneration, except that it affects the hunger bar instead of the health bar. For every level, it restores (Half Shank) per tick, which amounts to the full hunger bar per second on level 1.

Like all status effects, it can be removed by drinking Milk.

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