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Gold Leaf OG

Dominant terpene: Myrcene

Gold Leaf OG is a cannabis strain whose average terpene profile is led by myrcene (1.23%), followed by alpha-pinene (0.33%) and limonene (0.22%). Across 19 lab samples from Nevada, it averaged THC 26.6%, CBD 0.01% and total terpenes 2.15%.

  • 26.6%THC
  • 0.01%CBD
  • 2.15%Terpenes

Lab-derived average · 19 samples · medium confidence · Seen in Nevada

Terpene profile

Average terpene content by weight, from 19 lab samples
TerpeneThis strainLibrary avgCompared with the average
Myrcene1.23%0.33%3.7× avg
Alpha-pinene0.33%0.11%3.0× avg
Limonene0.22%0.34%0.6× avg
Beta-pinene0.16%0.09%1.7× avg
Caryophyllene0.12%0.37%0.3× avg
Linalool0.07%0.14%0.5× avg
Humulene0.02%0.14%0.2× avg
Bisabolol0.00%0.07%0.0× avg
Terpinolene0.00%0.19%0.0× avg
Caryophyllene oxide0.00%0.02%0.0× avg

What stands out

  • Myrcene at 1.23% is about 3.7 times the library average of 0.33%.
  • Alpha-pinene at 0.33% is about 3.0 times the library average of 0.11%.
  • Beta-pinene at 0.16% is about 1.7 times the library average of 0.09%.
  • Its THC average is higher than 80% of the strains in the library.
  • Its total terpene average is higher than 76% of the library.

About this profile

Gold Leaf OG is strongly myrcene-led: myrcene makes up roughly 57% of its measured terpenes, with alpha-pinene and limonene behind it. Those lead terpenes are usually described as earthy, musky notes (myrcene) and fresh pine (alpha-pinene). In the lab results, THC averaged 26.6%, toward the upper end of the library, and total terpenes averaged 2.15%, toward the upper end of the library. It rests on 19 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.

Myrcene
Aroma: earthy, musky notes. Also found in mango, hops, lemongrass and thyme.
Alpha-pinene
Aroma: fresh pine. Also found in pine and spruce needles, rosemary, eucalyptus and orange peel.
Limonene
Aroma: bright citrus. Also found in lemon and orange peel and pine and other conifer resins.

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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