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Lime Light

Dominant terpene: Caryophyllene

Lime Light is a cannabis strain whose average terpene profile is led by caryophyllene (0.41%), followed by humulene (0.16%) and myrcene (0.13%). Across 21 lab samples from California and Nevada, it averaged THC 20.0%, CBD 0.01% and total terpenes 1.03%.

  • 20.0%THC
  • 0.01%CBD
  • 1.03%Terpenes

Lab-derived average · 21 samples · high confidence · Seen in California and Nevada

Terpene profile

Average terpene content by weight, from 21 lab samples
TerpeneThis strainLibrary avgCompared with the average
Caryophyllene0.41%0.37%about avg
Humulene0.16%0.14%1.2× avg
Myrcene0.13%0.33%0.4× avg
Limonene0.10%0.34%0.3× avg
Linalool0.09%0.14%0.7× avg
Beta-pinene0.03%0.09%0.4× avg
Bisabolol0.03%0.07%0.4× avg
Terpinolene0.02%0.19%0.1× avg
Alpha-pinene0.02%0.11%0.2× avg
Fenchol0.01%0.05%0.1× avg

What stands out

  • Its THC average is higher than 31% of the strains in the library.
  • Its total terpene average is higher than 15% of the library.

About this profile

In the lab results for Lime Light, caryophyllene comes first, then humulene and myrcene. Those lead terpenes are usually described as peppery spice (caryophyllene) and woody, hoppy notes (humulene). In the lab results, THC averaged 20%, near the middle of the library, and total terpenes averaged 1.03%, toward the lower end of the library. With 21 lab samples from 2 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.
Myrcene
Aroma: earthy, musky notes. Also found in mango, hops, lemongrass and thyme.

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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