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Velvet Gas

Dominant terpene: Limonene

Velvet Gas is a cannabis strain whose average terpene profile is led by limonene (0.74%), followed by caryophyllene (0.49%) and humulene (0.33%). Across 7 lab samples from Nevada, it averaged THC 26.1%, CBD 0.08% and total terpenes 2.31%.

  • 26.1%THC
  • 0.08%CBD
  • 2.31%Terpenes

Lab-derived average · 7 samples · low confidence · Seen in Nevada

Terpene profile

Average terpene content by weight, from 7 lab samples
TerpeneThis strainLibrary avgCompared with the average
Limonene0.74%0.34%2.2× avg
Caryophyllene0.49%0.37%1.3× avg
Humulene0.33%0.14%2.4× avg
Linalool0.31%0.14%2.2× avg
Myrcene0.17%0.33%0.5× avg
Bisabolol0.11%0.07%1.6× avg
Terpinolene0.09%0.19%0.5× avg
Beta-pinene0.07%0.09%0.8× avg
Alpha-pinene0.02%0.11%0.1× avg

What stands out

  • Limonene at 0.74% is about 2.2 times the library average of 0.34%.
  • Humulene at 0.33% is about 2.4 times the library average of 0.14%.
  • Linalool at 0.31% is about 2.2 times the library average of 0.14%.
  • Bisabolol at 0.11% is about 1.6 times the library average of 0.07%.
  • Its THC average is higher than 77% of the strains in the library.
  • Its total terpene average is higher than 82% of the library.

About this profile

In the lab results for Velvet Gas, limonene comes first, then caryophyllene and humulene. Those lead terpenes are usually described as bright citrus (limonene) and peppery spice (caryophyllene). Looking at the numbers, THC averaged 26.1%, toward the upper end of the library, and total terpenes averaged 2.31%, toward the upper end of the library. It rests on 7 lab samples, all from Nevada, so treat it as an early picture.

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.

Limonene
Aroma: bright citrus. Also found in lemon and orange peel and pine and other conifer resins.
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.

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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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