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Gorilla Glue 4 S1

Dominant terpene: Caryophyllene

Gorilla Glue 4 S1 is a cannabis strain whose average terpene profile is led by caryophyllene (0.33%), followed by myrcene (0.15%) and nerolidol (0.14%). Across 1 lab sample from Massachusetts, it averaged total terpenes 0.95%. With so few samples, read these numbers as a first snapshot.

  • 0.95%Terpenes

Lab-derived average · Based on 1 or 2 lab samples · Seen in Massachusetts

Terpene profile

Average terpene content by weight, from 1 lab sample
TerpeneThis strainLibrary avgCompared with the average
Caryophyllene0.33%0.37%about avg
Myrcene0.15%0.33%0.5× avg
Nerolidol0.14%0.12%about avg
Limonene0.11%0.34%0.3× avg
Linalool0.06%0.14%0.4× avg
Beta-pinene0.05%0.09%0.6× avg
Alpha-pinene0.04%0.11%0.4× avg
Camphene0.03%0.03%about avg
Bisabolol0.03%0.07%0.5× avg
Geraniol0.01%0.05%0.2× avg

What stands out

  • Its total terpene average is higher than 12% of the library.

About this profile

In the lab results for Gorilla Glue 4 S1, caryophyllene comes first, then myrcene and nerolidol. Those lead terpenes are usually described as peppery spice (caryophyllene) and earthy, musky notes (myrcene). In the lab results, total terpenes averaged 0.95%, toward the lower end of the library. Only 1 lab sample so far from Massachusetts, so treat this as a single snapshot rather than a standard. Listed as a numbered variant of Gorilla Glue; see Gorilla Glue for the base profile.

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.
Myrcene
Aroma: earthy, musky notes. Also found in mango, hops, lemongrass and thyme.
Nerolidol
Aroma: woody, fresh-bark notes. Also found in ginger, jasmine, lavender and tea tree.

Similar terpene profiles

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

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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