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Lab data

Gelato potency: THC, CBD and terpenes from 1,792 lab tests

In 1,792 state lab tests, Gelato flower had a median total THC of 21.58%, with the middle half of results between 18.91% and 24.70%.1 CBD is negligible, and β-caryophyllene is the leading terpene, as Leafly also reports.1,2

21.58%median total THC
18.91%–24.70%middle half
16.00%–27.55%middle 80%
22.9%of tests at 25% THC or more
1,792tests · 46 labs

Beyond the median: the odds of a strong batch, how published figures hold up and more, in the Gelato lab report →

THC distribution

Total THC across 1,792 tests

0 50 100 150 200 2–3% THC: 0 tests 3–4% THC: 1 tests 4–5% THC: 0 tests 5–6% THC: 0 tests 6–7% THC: 1 tests 7–8% THC: 1 tests 8–9% THC: 2 tests 9–10% THC: 1 tests 10–11% THC: 12 tests 11–12% THC: 7 tests 12–13% THC: 16 tests 13–14% THC: 36 tests 14–15% THC: 45 tests 15–16% THC: 52 tests 16–17% THC: 59 tests 17–18% THC: 103 tests 18–19% THC: 125 tests 19–20% THC: 142 tests 20–21% THC: 185 tests 21–22% THC: 161 tests 22–23% THC: 146 tests 23–24% THC: 160 tests 24–25% THC: 125 tests 25–26% THC: 127 tests 26–27% THC: 80 tests 27–28% THC: 53 tests 28–29% THC: 59 tests 29–30% THC: 32 tests 30–31% THC: 28 tests 31–32% THC: 17 tests 32–33% THC: 7 tests 33–34% THC: 6 tests 34–35% THC: 0 tests 35–36% THC: 2 tests 4%8%12%16%20%24%28%32%36% median 21.58% Total THC, % by weight
One-point THC bands; shaded: middle half of results. 1,792 flower tests, 2016-09-30 to 2024-09-06.1

THC by year

Median total THC by year of testing

18% 20% 22% 24% 2018: 20.88% (86 tests) 20.9 2018 n=86 2019: 21.36% (120 tests) 21.4 2019 n=120 2020: 22.13% (234 tests) 22.1 2020 n=234 2021: 21.25% (531 tests) 21.3 2021 n=531 2022: 22.00% (512 tests) 22.0 2022 n=512 2023: 22.14% (231 tests) 22.1 2023 n=231 2024: 21.41% (30 tests) 21.4 2024 n=30
Median total THC per year of testing; years with fewer than 20 tests are left out (2016: 2, 2017: 6).1

THC by state

StateTestsMedian THC
Michigan64421.23%
Maryland46922.24%
Nevada33221.18%
Washington25622.00%
California5624.34%
Massachusetts1317.65%

States with at least 10 tests. Labs, testing rules and sampling differ by state, so compare states with care.1

Terpene profile

Gelato terpenes, median % by weight

β-Caryophyllene β-Caryophyllene: 0.44% (n=371) 0.44% n=371 Limonene Limonene: 0.30% (n=371) 0.30% n=371 α-Humulene α-Humulene: 0.15% (n=371) 0.15% n=371 β-Myrcene β-Myrcene: 0.15% (n=371) 0.15% n=371 Linalool Linalool: 0.11% (n=368) 0.11% n=368 β-Pinene β-Pinene: 0.07% (n=322) 0.07% n=322 α-Pinene α-Pinene: 0.05% (n=371) 0.05% n=371 Ocimene Ocimene: 0.02% (n=40) 0.02% n=40
Median share of each terpene by weight, from 371 tests that report individual terpenes. Median total terpenes: 1.94% (830 tests). Terpinolene had a median of zero: at least half of tests reported none.1

How Gelato compares

Lab-tested THC across 16 well-known strains

16% 20% 24% Wedding Cake Wedding Cake: median 23.01%, middle half 20.25%–25.72%, 3,090 tests 23.0% n=3,090 Blueberry Blueberry: median 21.91%, middle half 18.40%–25.23%, 411 tests 21.9% n=411 Sour Diesel Sour Diesel: median 21.68%, middle half 19.00%–25.30%, 1,071 tests 21.7% n=1,071 Gelato Gelato: median 21.58%, middle half 18.91%–24.70%, 1,792 tests 21.6% n=1,792 OG Kush OG Kush: median 20.87%, middle half 18.06%–23.36%, 379 tests 20.9% n=379 Super Lemon Haze Super Lemon Haze: median 20.84%, middle half 18.41%–23.48%, 1,543 tests 20.8% n=1,543 Northern Lights Northern Lights: median 20.03%, middle half 17.28%–22.05%, 406 tests 20.0% n=406 Strawberry Cough Strawberry Cough: median 20.00%, middle half 15.88%–23.00%, 231 tests 20.0% n=231 Blue Dream Blue Dream: median 19.96%, middle half 17.62%–22.37%, 2,118 tests 20.0% n=2,118 Pineapple Express Pineapple Express: median 19.80%, middle half 17.54%–21.75%, 461 tests 19.8% n=461 Girl Scout Cookies Girl Scout Cookies: median 19.72%, middle half 17.80%–21.92%, 567 tests 19.7% n=567 Jack Herer Jack Herer: median 19.59%, middle half 17.13%–22.00%, 910 tests 19.6% n=910 Green Crack Green Crack: median 19.52%, middle half 16.79%–21.73%, 1,236 tests 19.5% n=1,236 Durban Poison Durban Poison: median 19.45%, middle half 17.33%–21.99%, 528 tests 19.4% n=528 Trainwreck Trainwreck: median 18.65%, middle half 16.67%–21.42%, 248 tests 18.6% n=248 Granddaddy Purple Granddaddy Purple: median 17.87%, middle half 15.00%–21.55%, 512 tests 17.9% n=512 Median total THC (dot) and middle half of tests (bar)
Every strain processed with the same matching rules from the same dataset.1

How published THC figures compare

Strain databases publish a single figure or a range: Leafly lists 21%, AllBud 20% and Weedmaps 18–26%.2,3,4 Seed sellers advertise more, from 20% (ILGM) and 18–22% (Nirvana) to 26% (FastBuds), 26–28% (Barney’s Farm) and 27% (Crop King).5,6,7,8,9 In state lab results, 90% of Gelato flower tested below 27.55%, so the higher seed-catalog figures describe the top of the range rather than typical flower.1 The highest single result in our data was 36.88%; GreenState notes that reports reach 36%.1,10

California results ran higher than the rest: 24.34% median across 56 tests, against 21.58% overall.1 Our strict name matching treats a bare number as a lot code, so products labelled Gelato 33 (531 tests) and Gelato 41 (215) sit inside the 1,792 tests on this site; Gelato 45 is counted as its own strain and left out.1

Download the data

The 1,792 matched tests behind this page, one row per test: state, test date, lab, product name, product type, total THC, total CBD and terpenes.

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License: CC BY 4.0. Credit: “Source: Cannlytics, cannabis_results (CC BY 4.0), analysis by Official Cannabis.” The data were filtered and aggregated from the original.

Limits of this data

  • Coverage is uneven. Michigan (644), Maryland (469), Nevada (332), Washington (256) supply most of the 1,792 tests, which date from 2016 to 2024; Oregon and Rhode Island results carry no product names and could not be matched.
  • Some labs report higher THC than others, so we publish medians and middle ranges rather than maxima. No single lab accounts for more than 16.7% of these tests (46 labs in total).
  • Terpene medians come from 371 tests with individual terpene values, 331 of them from Nevada labs. Maryland reports only total terpenes (461 tests), and Washington and Michigan report none.
  • We matched names strictly: crosses and near-miss names (for example "Gelato Cake", 1,331 results) are excluded and counted, and duplicate certificates are removed. Bare numbers count as lot codes, so Gelato 33 and Gelato 41 labels are inside the sample; Gelato 45 is not.

Sources

  1. Cannlytics (CC BY 4.0), cannabis_results: public state lab results (filtered and aggregated by Official Cannabis). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  2. Leafly, Gelato (aka Larry Bird, Gelato #42) strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  3. AllBud, Gelato marijuana strain information and reviews. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  4. Weedmaps, Gelato strain page. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  5. ILGM, Gelato feminized seeds. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  6. Nirvana Seeds, Gelato feminized. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  7. FastBuds, Gelato Auto. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  8. Barney’s Farm, Gelato (feminized seeds). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  9. Crop King Seeds, Gelato feminized marijuana seeds. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  10. GreenState, Famed Gelato strain breeder clears the air on imposters (Cara Wietstock) (2024-05-23). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.