What are Terpenes?
Terpenes are part of the essential oils found in most plants, vegetables and fruit such as lemon, pine, lavender or basil, and they are in charge of plants’ aroma. Essentially, they give plants and fruit their aroma and favor.
Cannabis plants are highly complex at an aromatic level, as they’re made up of over 40 terpenes per strain. Up to 200 different terpenes have been detected among different cannabis plants.
Each plant has different terpene proportions that make it unique. You could say that it’s similar to a person’s fingerprint – this is known as the terpene profile. The terpene profile and proportions of a plant can also vary depending on the conditions received while growing.
What are Cannabis Terpene Profiles?
As we were explaining earlier, each plant has a different terpene profile, which also happens in cannabis plants. Cannabis terpene profiles (cannabis aromas) are accurate reproductions of cannabis terpene extracts (aromatic extracts) made using organic isolated terpenes of plant origin. These isolated terpenes are obtained from different types of plants and fruit, not cannabis.
In order to obtain the best possible quality, Cali terpenes uses the maximum amount of terpenes possible for each strain. This means that the original terpene profile is reconstructed in order to obtain an identical aromatic profile, matching the strain they’re assigned to, such as Gorilla Glue.
This is an important factor; having access to the wide aromatic spectrum found in Cali Terpenes’, consumers are able to easily identify strains, as well as benefit from the properties held by each and every terpene.
Our terpene profiles guarantee, as well as high quality, absolutely no pesticides, heavy metals or GMOs, and each has their own safety and technical data sheets.
All of this is mainly due to the fact that they come from isolated, organic terpenes that are of plant-origin and made with high-quality materials.
Cali Terpenes’ terpenes (cannabis aromas) have the highest quality on the market thanks to their strict quality and processing control, the materials used, advanced technology and the amazing team of professionals that make it all happen.
Controlling every aspect of the terpene creation is absolutely necessary to guarantee high quality:
- Selection of elite clones
- The crop
- Extraction of aromatic samples
- Reproduction process in labs
- Producing terpene profiles
What are Cannabis Terpene Profiles For?
Cannabis terpene profiles can be used to add specific cannabis strain aromas and flavors to many different products in different industries, including but not limited to:
- Vaping
- The cannabis sector
- Food and drink
- Cosmetics
- Aromatherapy
Vaping
The vaping industry, or vaping sector, is continuously growing, as people learn about the reduction in health risks when compared to smoking.
- Terpenes are quite the revolution in the vaping sector, as they offer the consumer the possibility to try new flavours in e-liquids. People that consume cannabis strains such as Girl Scout Cookies are now able to enjoy their flavours without needing to light up using combustion.
Vaping reduces the health risks associated with smoking by around 95%.
If you’re looking for cannabis flavoured e-liquids, as well as using terpenes you can go straight to our Cali Terpenes e-liquid range, with terpene versions of some of the best strains.
E-Liquids with terpenes (cannabis flavoured e-liquids) can be added to cannabis concentrates to give them a little “special touch”.
- More and more consumers are choosing to vape cannabis concentrates such as BHO, Rosin and cannabis distillates.
Terpenes can add flavour and aroma to all types of cannabis concentrates, while also adding stickiness to the texture, making them easier to vape and modifying their effect.
- Plus, terpenes can provide aroma and flavor to all types of vapeable herbs, increasing their quality and overall vaping experience.
Cannabis Sector
The cannabis sector, meaning the legal cannabis industry that has shot up over the last few years, has been using terpenes in many different products, especially cannabis extracts and/or concentrates, including:
- Mechanical extracts (dry hash, dry sift, iceolator, bubblehash…)
- CO2 extracts
- BHO or PHO, extracts made using butane or propane.
- Rosin or Rosintech, a technique that uses precision and heat.
- Cannabinoid distillate
- Tinctures
Terpenes are used for hash, wax and other concentrates/extracts in the cannabis industry.
As well as providing certain qualities, cannabis concentrates and extracts can adopt the effect produced by added terpenes – for example, if you mix a THC distillate with terpenes from a sativa strain suck as AK 47, the resulting distillate will have the same effect as an AK-47 strain- This is known as the entourage effect.
They can also be used to add aromas and flavors to cannabis that has lost its intensity, especially with “cannabis light” flowers or cannabis buds high in CBD, which tend to not have much aroma or flavor.
Food and Drink
The food industry is possibly the sector in which cannabis terpene profiles (cannabis aromas) have the most potential. There’s an incredibly wide range of products that terpenes can be added to.
Up until a few years ago, cannabis aromas were added with hemp seed extract or similar products, which is very farm from an actual cannabis aroma.
Cali Terpenes’ terpene profiles provide intense aromas and flavors that are true to their original strains. Consumers recognize these flavors, and that’s why we tend to get amazing feedback.
We’re always looking for new flavors in our dishes, which is why cannabis terpene profiles not only offer cannabis aromas and flavors, but also offer new experiences to the food sector that had never been had before; an intense combination of flavors and aromas in all types of recipes and beverages.
Some examples of dishes and beverages that can benefit from adding terpenes to them are:
- Aperitives and snacks: fries, cereal bars etc.
- Sauces and honey: jams, compotes, fruit conserves, honey, syrups etc.
- Ice-cream and lactose products: cream or milk, ice-cream, butter, whipped cream, milkshakes, yoghurts…
- Desserts: bakery, cookies, hard and soft candy, gummies, chocolate, candies…
- Alcoholic drinks: liquors, spirits, creams, low-grade liquor, beers etc.
- Beverages: carbonate water, soda water, sodas, tonics…
If you want to use terpenes for making dishes or producing food, we recommend getting in touch with us for a more personalized assistance and to get special food-grade containers, as well as other benefits.
Cosmetics
Terpenes are widely used in the cosmetics industry. However, until recently only one or two different isolated terpenes have been added to many product ranges.
The use of terpenes in cosmetics is to provide a wider range of aromas. Plus, products such as these can have over 40 different terpenes in their composition, increasing the benefits obtained.
The main types of cosmetic products that terpene profiles can be used in are:
- Creams
- Lotions
- Pomades
- Essential oils
- Gels and shampoos
- Soaps
- Clays
Aromatherapy
The benefits of terpenes can also be experienced via aromatherapy. Cali Terpenes’ are ideal for using in different products or systems designed for aromatherapy:
- Aromatic candles
- Aroma diffusers
- Air fresheners
- Essences (essential oils)
We hope that this post has been of some help; now you know what Cali Terpenes’ terpene profiles are!
If you have any questions after reading, make sure to get in touch with our team via social media, email, or by leaving a comment below.
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