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Limeade Kush

Dominant terpene: Alpha-pinene

Limeade Kush is a cannabis strain whose average terpene profile is led by alpha-pinene (0.93%), followed by myrcene (0.60%) and limonene (0.50%). Across 24 lab samples from Nevada, it averaged THC 17.2%, CBD 0.01% and total terpenes 2.62%.

  • 17.2%THC
  • 0.01%CBD
  • 2.62%Terpenes

Lab-derived average · 24 samples · high confidence · Seen in Nevada

Terpene profile

Average terpene content by weight, from 24 lab samples
TerpeneThis strainLibrary avgCompared with the average
Alpha-pinene0.93%0.11%8.6× avg
Myrcene0.60%0.33%1.8× avg
Limonene0.50%0.34%1.5× avg
Beta-pinene0.24%0.09%2.7× avg
Linalool0.18%0.14%1.3× avg
Caryophyllene0.10%0.37%0.3× avg
Humulene0.04%0.14%0.3× avg
Bisabolol0.03%0.07%0.4× avg
Terpinolene0.01%0.19%0.0× avg

What stands out

  • Only 182 strains of 7,134 in the library are led by alpha-pinene.
  • Alpha-pinene at 0.93% is about 8.6 times the library average of 0.11%.
  • Myrcene at 0.60% is about 1.8 times the library average of 0.33%.
  • Beta-pinene at 0.24% is about 2.7 times the library average of 0.09%.
  • Its THC average is higher than 15% of the strains in the library.
  • Its total terpene average is higher than 90% of the library.

About this profile

Alpha-pinene sets the tone in Limeade Kush, with myrcene and limonene in support. Aroma-wise, alpha-pinene points to fresh pine, while myrcene adds earthy, musky notes. In the lab results, THC averaged 17.2%, toward the lower end of the library, and total terpenes averaged 2.62%, toward the upper end of the library. With 24 lab samples, all from Nevada, 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.

Alpha-pinene
Aroma: fresh pine. Also found in pine and spruce needles, rosemary, eucalyptus and orange peel.
Myrcene
Aroma: earthy, musky notes. Also found in mango, hops, lemongrass and thyme.
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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