The terpene profile tests are pricey, so I will likely only do one per keeper strain for now. These are the first ones I have gotten, so I don't really have much to compare to, and Google wasn't very helpful in giving me a baseline to compare to. I have an email into the lady at the lab that is in charge of the terpene profile tests...
Anyways, lets start with the terpene chart that the lab sent me. Kind of generic, and is lacking the "entourage effect" component that was my motivating factor behind getting the tests done.
I also got a tour of the lab last week. I know there are other labs out there, using different tech, and slagging the competitors. From what they said, they are using the latest tech, and labs using GC, are outdated.
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I was quite surprised with the variances between strains. I will start with the lowest mg/g, and work forward.
The Tahoe OG had the longest cure, and has a very loud nose. I certainly did not expect it to be at the bottom at 8.0 mg/g.
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Up next is the WiFi Alien that tested at 25.1%, better, but not the best...
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Now for the winner of the flowers! I submitted my OG Headcheese flowers with at most a 48 hour cure, and was told it could affect the outcome of the terpenes. Ummm almost 3x the Tahoe!
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I also submitted my OG Headcheese shatter, and was quite surprised! When the lab techs opened the jar for a sniff, it was all raised eyebrows, and smiles on their faces.
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Now for the kicker. I noticed that Valencene seemed to be the most prominant terpene, so I Googled it...
It turns out that several of the finalists at the most recent cup had high Valencene scores. The OGHC shatter has more Valencene than the other samples combined terpenes. The terpene is commonly extracted from Valencia Oranges.
Fucking sick dude! I've never seen a terpene graph like that which showed which terpenes are which, and what they're good for. Un fucking believeable