Concentrates 101: Types & Applications
Crumble
Crumble is a type of cannabis concentrate known for its dry and crumbly texture, making it easy to handle and versatile in use. It is made through a process that uses low heat and vacuum pressure to extract cannabinoids and terpenes, resulting in a potent and flavorful product.
Extraction: Made using low heat and vacuum pressure to extract cannabinoids and terpenes.
Texture: Dry and crumbly, making it easy to handle and versatile.
Usage: Can be added to joints, bowls, or used in a dab rig.
Potency: Known for being potent and flavorful.
Badder / Budder
Badder and Budder are cannabis concentrates with a soft, creamy consistency, similar to cake batter or butter. Produced using a whipping technique during extraction, they are rich in terpenes and provide a robust flavor profile and smooth experience.
Extraction: Produced using a whipping technique during extraction.
Texture: Soft and creamy, similar to cake batter or butter.
Usage: Ideal for dabbing or spreading on a joint.
Flavor: Rich in terpenes, providing a robust flavor profile and smooth experience.
Crystalline / Sugar / Sauce
Crystalline or sugar concentrates are known for their crystalline appearance and granular texture, resembling sugar crystals. Sauce combines THCA crystals with a high-terpene extract, creating a flavorful, aromatic, and potent product ideal for dabbing or adding to other cannabis products.
Extraction: Crystalline concentrates involve isolating cannabinoids, while sauce combines THCA crystals with a high-terpene extract.
Texture: Crystalline has a granular texture, while sauce is more viscous.
Usage: Ideal for dabbing or adding to other cannabis products.
Potency: Highly potent and rich in terpenes, providing a flavorful experience.
Distillate
Distillate is a highly refined cannabis extract known for its purity and versatility, often used in vape cartridges, edibles, and tinctures. Through molecular distillation, cannabinoids are isolated and purified, resulting in a product that is nearly 100% pure THC or CBD.
Extraction: Through molecular distillation, cannabinoids are isolated and purified.
Texture: Typically viscous and clear.
Usage: Often used in vape cartridges, edibles, and tinctures.
Purity: Nearly 100% pure THC or CBD, offering a clean experience.
Rosin / Solventless
Rosin is a solventless cannabis concentrate made by applying heat and pressure or ice to cannabis flowers or hash, extracting the resinous sap. Solventless concentrates like rosin are valued for their purity, natural extraction process, and rich terpene profiles, offering a clean and flavorful experience.
Extraction: Made by applying heat and pressure or ice to cannabis flowers or hash.
Texture: Sticky, sap-like consistency.
Usage: Ideal for dabbing.
Purity: Valued for their purity and natural extraction process.
Live Resin
Live resin is a cannabis concentrate made from fresh, flash-frozen cannabis plants, preserving the full terpene profile and flavor. This method captures the plant's essence at its peak, resulting in a highly aromatic and potent product. Many concentrates, including crumble, badder, budder, shatter, and sauce, can be produced as live resin, providing a richer and more robust experience.
Extraction: Made from fresh, flash-frozen cannabis plants to preserve terpenes.
Texture: Can vary, often sticky and aromatic.
Usage: Ideal for dabbing and vaporizing.
Flavor: Highly aromatic and flavorful, capturing the plant's essence.
RSO Oil
RSO (Rick Simpson Oil) is a potent cannabis oil named after its creator, known for its full-spectrum cannabinoid content. It is produced using a solvent extraction method that captures a wide range of cannabinoids and terpenes, making it highly effective for medical use.
Extraction: Produced using a solvent extraction method to capture full-spectrum cannabinoids.
Texture: Thick and viscous.
Usage: Typically consumed orally or applied topically.
Effectiveness: Highly effective for therapeutic benefits due to its full-spectrum content.