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Lemon Cherry Gelato strain: what the lab panels show
Lemon Cherry Gelato, LCG for short, is by reputation a gelato-family strain credited to Backpack Boyz, its parentage told several ways. Among the products on the Las Vegas superstore's shelf that carry a lab panel, Lemon Cherry Gelato comes as two infused pre-rolls and three vapes from Claybourne Co. and Stiiizy.
What it is
A hugely popular name with an unsettled origin. Its story credits Backpack Boyz and names more than one parentage, Gelato grown from a stray seed among them; each places it in the Gelato family. The name is popular enough to be thought to cover more than one cut. That is reputation, not a lab fact.
What is on our shelf now
Among the products on the Las Vegas superstore's shelf that carry a lab panel, Lemon Cherry Gelato comes as two infused pre-rolls and three vapes from Claybourne Co. and Stiiizy. The infused pre-rolls test 37.6% to 44.4% THC and the vapes test 87.4% to 91.5% THC. Vapes are extracts, so their THC reads far higher than plain flower's. Limonene leads three of its five panels (bright citrus, lemon and orange peel, in the terpene guide's words), with linalool in the top three of every panel. Our per-batch grade, set by each panel rather than by the name, calls four of the batches on our shelf indica-hybrid or hybrid; the other is not graded.
| Product | Format | THC | Leading terpenes | Our grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claybourne Co. Diamond Flyers Lemon Cherry Gelato .5g Infused Preroll 3pk | Infused pre-roll | 44.4% | linalool 0.26%, caryophyllene 0.16%, limonene 0.06% | not graded |
| Claybourne Co. Frosted Flyers Lemon Cherry Gelato .5g Infused Preroll 3pk | Infused pre-roll | 37.6% | caryophyllene 1.01%, limonene 0.55%, linalool 0.36% | Indica-Hybrid |
| Stiiizy X Lemon Cherry Gelato 2g Live Resin Liquid Diamonds All In One | Vape | 91.5% | limonene 0.76%, myrcene 0.42%, linalool 0.40% | Hybrid |
| Stiiizy Lemon Cherry Gelato .95g Live Resin Liquid Diamonds All In One | Vape | 89.5% | limonene 0.79%, linalool 0.45%, myrcene 0.43% | Hybrid |
| Stiiizy Lemon Cherry Gelato .95g Live Resin Diamonds Vape Pod | Vape | 87.4% | limonene 0.77%, linalool 0.45%, myrcene 0.41% | Hybrid |
From our latest menu update. The grade is the five-class spectrum, read from each batch's own panel; the product page always shows the current batch. Search Lemon Cherry Gelato on the live menu.
What the panels showed when we wrote this guide
Linalool and limonene were on all four panels. The STIIIZY 3.5g flower led with linalool at 0.71%, ahead of a near tie of limonene 0.48% and myrcene 0.46% (23 mg/g total, indica). The STIIIZY live-resin all-in-one (hybrid) turned it around, limonene 0.78% over linalool 0.64%, then a near tie of myrcene 0.49% and terpinolene 0.47%, a terpene the flower's panel did not report at all. Claybourne Co.'s Frosted Flyers pack led with caryophyllene at 0.96% (26 mg/g, indica-hybrid); its Diamond Flyers pack, linalool-first, carried 44.4% THC but only 6 mg/g of terpenes, under the 8 mg/g our classifier needs to grade a panel. THC read 27.9% in the flower, 34.1% and 44.4% in the infused packs, 82.9% in the all-in-one.
What that means for you
The STIIIZY flower and vape shared a name and a brand yet ordered their terpenes differently: one name is not one panel. And more THC is no promise of more terpenes, as the two Claybourne packs showed. Read the panel, then the grade, on the five-class spectrum.
Questions people ask about Lemon Cherry Gelato
Is Lemon Cherry Gelato indica or sativa?
Lemon Cherry Gelato is usually described as a hybrid. That is its reputation, not a lab fact. Our per-batch grade, set by each panel rather than by the name, calls four of the batches on our shelf indica-hybrid or hybrid; the other is not graded.
How strong is Lemon Cherry Gelato?
The infused pre-rolls test 37.6% to 44.4% THC and the vapes test 87.4% to 91.5% THC. Vapes are extracts, so their THC reads far higher than plain flower's. THC is a batch figure, not a property of the name, so the next batch can differ.
What does Lemon Cherry Gelato smell and taste like?
Limonene leads three of its five panels (bright citrus, lemon and orange peel, in the terpene guide's words), with linalool in the top three of every panel. Terpenes are a large part of a strain's smell and flavor, which is why we read the panel rather than the name; sulfur compounds a terpene panel does not measure add the skunky note some strains carry.
What effects does Lemon Cherry Gelato have?
Effects vary from person to person and from batch to batch, so we do not promise any. What a panel tells you is the chemistry: which terpenes lead, and the grade it earns on the five-class spectrum, shown in this page's shelf table for each batch whose panel carries them.
Who bred Lemon Cherry Gelato?
Its story credits Backpack Boyz and tells its parentage more than one way, Gelato grown from a stray seed among them; each version places it in the Gelato family. That is reputation, not a lab fact, and the name is popular enough to be thought to cover more than one cut.
Where can I buy Lemon Cherry Gelato in Las Vegas?
At Planet 13's Las Vegas superstore, where today's shelf includes two infused pre-rolls and three vapes of it with a lab panel. The shelf changes batch to batch, so search the live menu before you visit.
Lab figures, when a batch is on our shelf, come from its panel and change batch to batch; the product page always shows the current panel. Effects vary by person; nothing here is medical advice. For use only by adults 21 and older.