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Candy Chrome

Dominant terpene: Caryophyllene

Candy Chrome is a cannabis strain whose average terpene profile is led by caryophyllene (0.34%), followed by limonene (0.33%) and linalool (0.19%). Across 12 lab samples from Nevada, it averaged THC 25.0%, CBD 0.02% and total terpenes 1.2%.

  • 25.0%THC
  • 0.02%CBD
  • 1.2%Terpenes

Lab-derived average · 12 samples · medium confidence · Seen in Nevada

Terpene profile

Average terpene content by weight, from 12 lab samples
TerpeneThis strainLibrary avgCompared with the average
Caryophyllene0.34%0.37%about avg
Limonene0.33%0.34%about avg
Linalool0.19%0.14%1.4× avg
Humulene0.12%0.14%about avg
Myrcene0.08%0.33%0.2× avg
Beta-pinene0.08%0.09%0.8× avg
Alpha-pinene0.04%0.11%0.4× avg
Bisabolol0.01%0.07%0.1× avg

What stands out

  • Its THC average is higher than 69% 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 Candy Chrome, with linalool close behind. Those lead terpenes are usually described as peppery spice (caryophyllene) and bright citrus (limonene). In the lab results, THC averaged 25%, near the middle of the library, and total terpenes averaged 1.2%, toward the lower end of the library. It rests on 12 lab samples, all from Nevada, so the picture is fairly steady.

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

Matched on terpene balance only, not on effects or lineage.

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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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