Gummy Question - MCT/Ethanol and Minor Cannabinoids

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Hey guys,

Question for you gummy manufacturers.

I have historically been using MCT oil to carry my Rosin or distillate for introduction to the gummy mass. I always use the same total amount of MCT+cannabis oil, and I just formulate the mix to always have the same number of mg of active regardless of the potency of the base oil, and the MCT basically buffers that so that I always have the same total amount of oil in the recipe even if the oil is more or less potent from batch to batch.

This has generally worked great, however I am now attempting to introduce minor cannabinoids, and basically my recipe breaks down because when I want 10mg of THC, CBN, and CBD in my gummy, I would be required to add more total oil to the sub batch than I normally would, and it leaves no room to be mixed with any MCT. Should I just dissolve them in ethanol in this situation since I can’t blend with MCT, so that I can introduce all of the oil to my sub batch? Or do you think this will result in a different consistency to my normal recipe with MCT?

Thanks,

-Butane

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You really only need the smallest amount of MCT to get everything fluid.

We have begun to skip the MCT in our actives all together and just get it warm enough to pour on a hotplate, make sure you scrape sides of the beaker and mix extra well

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I use the same amount of MCT whether it’s 5mg or 50mg total cannabinoids per gummy, I haven’t had any trouble at the top end getting everything dispersed, even much higher than 50mg per 3.5ml gummy.

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Just homogenize it with your flavoring if youre using oil based flavoring then you dont need to add any extra

When I do my 250 mg hm mix I use 150ml of flavoring in with over 500 grams of different isolates and never have a problem

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