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Girl Scout Cookies

Dominant terpene: Caryophyllene

Girl Scout Cookies is a cannabis strain whose average terpene profile is led by caryophyllene (0.78%), followed by humulene (0.23%) and limonene (0.11%). Across 28 lab samples from California, Massachusetts and Nevada, it averaged THC 17.9%, CBD 0.06% and total terpenes 1.47%.

  • 17.9%THC
  • 0.06%CBD
  • 1.47%Terpenes

Lab-derived average · 28 samples · high confidence · Seen in California, Massachusetts and Nevada

Terpene profile

Average terpene content by weight, from 28 lab samples
TerpeneThis strainLibrary avgCompared with the average
Caryophyllene0.78%0.37%2.1× avg
Humulene0.23%0.14%1.7× avg
Limonene0.11%0.34%0.3× avg
Myrcene0.09%0.33%0.3× avg
Linalool0.09%0.14%0.6× avg
Nerolidol0.06%0.12%0.5× avg
Bisabolol0.03%0.07%0.5× avg
Beta-pinene0.03%0.09%0.3× avg
Alpha-pinene0.02%0.11%0.1× avg
Camphene0.01%0.03%0.2× avg

What stands out

  • Caryophyllene at 0.78% is about 2.1 times the library average of 0.37%.
  • Humulene at 0.23% is about 1.7 times the library average of 0.14%.
  • Its THC average is higher than 18% of the strains in the library.
  • Its total terpene average is higher than 38% of the library.

About this profile

Girl Scout Cookies is strongly caryophyllene-led: caryophyllene makes up roughly 53% of its measured terpenes, with humulene and limonene behind it. Aroma-wise, caryophyllene points to peppery spice, while humulene adds woody, hoppy notes. Across its lab samples, THC averaged 17.9%, toward the lower end of the library, and total terpenes averaged 1.47%, near the middle of the library. With 28 lab samples from 3 states, this is one of the better-documented profiles in the library.

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.
Humulene
Aroma: woody, hoppy notes. Also found in hops, sage, spearmint and ginger.
Limonene
Aroma: bright citrus. Also found in lemon and orange peel and pine and other conifer resins.

Similar terpene profiles

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Related names

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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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