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Animal Cake

Dominant terpene: Caryophyllene

Animal Cake is a cannabis strain whose average terpene profile is led by caryophyllene (0.33%), followed by limonene (0.32%) and linalool (0.16%). Across 3 lab samples from California, it averaged THC 25.4%, CBD 0.17% and total terpenes 1.2%.

  • 25.4%THC
  • 0.17%CBD
  • 1.2%Terpenes

Lab-derived average · 3 samples · low confidence · Seen in California

Terpene profile

Average terpene content by weight, from 3 lab samples
TerpeneThis strainLibrary avgCompared with the average
Caryophyllene0.33%0.37%about avg
Limonene0.32%0.34%about avg
Linalool0.16%0.14%1.2× avg
Farnesene0.11%0.08%1.4× avg
Humulene0.10%0.14%0.7× avg
Beta-pinene0.05%0.09%0.5× avg
Alpha-pinene0.03%0.11%0.3× avg
Terpineol0.03%0.05%0.5× avg
Fenchol0.02%0.05%0.4× avg
Myrcene0.02%0.33%0.1× avg

What stands out

  • Its THC average is higher than 72% of the strains in the library.
  • Its total terpene average is higher than 23% of the library.

About this profile

Caryophyllene and limonene are almost level in Animal Cake, with linalool close behind. Caryophyllene is generally linked to peppery spice, and limonene to bright citrus. Across its lab samples, THC averaged 25.4%, near the middle of the library, and total terpenes averaged 1.2%, toward the lower end of the library. It rests on 3 lab samples, all from California, so treat it as an early picture.

The lead terpenes

What these compounds smell like and where else they occur in nature. These lines describe the compound, not any effect of this strain.

Caryophyllene
Aroma: peppery spice. Also found in black pepper, cloves, cinnamon and oregano.
Limonene
Aroma: bright citrus. Also found in lemon and orange peel and pine and other conifer resins.
Linalool
Aroma: soft floral, lavender-like notes. Also found in lavender, basil, coriander and cinnamon.

Similar terpene profiles

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Lab averages: Cannlytics cannabis_results, licensed CC BY 4.0; non-flower products removed, names normalized and results averaged per strain by Strain Library. Sources and attribution.

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