Can You Eat Glistering Melon in Minecraft?

Despite being crafted with a melon slice, a glistering melon slice cannot be eaten, unlike a golden apple or golden carrot.

Why can't I eat a Glistering melon?

The Glistering Melon does not give the effects given by the Golden Apple as it cannot be eaten. It is similar to Golden Carrots and Golden Apples, since they are originally a plant mixed with a form of Gold. It is one of the few inedible food items, with the others being, Fermented Spider Eye and Sugar.

What happens if you eat a Glistering melon in Minecraft?

Now whenever you eat a Glistering Melon Slice, you will get 3 health points regained! That seems logical! Since you get 1 bar of hunger restored when you eat a regular Melon Slice, you would get the same result but you'd also get 3 points of your health restore!