% of CBG in normal (THC) distillate?

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I pretty regularly have an ~8-10% difference between THC and Total Cannabinoids in my 1st pass distillate. I was thinking about that the other day and looking back at all my test results and pretty regularly see 3-5% CBG in my distillate profile. Is this generally considered a normal amount of CBG in normal THC distillate? I know it depends on the plant and unfortunately I do not have potency results for all of the biomass that was extracted.

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Going through some past data at random we have, picking the first few on the COA lists. Minors are:

  1. 3.23% CBG;2.11% CBN;0.8%THCV
  2. 5.29%CBD;4.28%CBG;1.23%CBN
    3.2.61%CBG;0.85%CBN;0.2%THCV
    4.2.0%CBC;1.9%CBG;1.49%CBD;1.18%THCV

edit: looks like CBG is commonly found in our past THC distillates. Idk everyone else I guess lol.

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Cool, thank you! Appreciate it!

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Yes it’s normal. From what I’ve seen there will be 1-2% more CBG in distillate made from alcohol extract compared to hydrocarbon extract.

It also seems to be a bit heavier than THC. Second pass tar (material left in the flask after a complete second pass distillation) has tested up to 11% CBG in some samples we’ve tested.

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I’ve considered 1-2% normal. I’ve seen it much higher, usually from plants that were harvested earlier than intended. And in older distillate that had time to settle as @AlexSiegel has suggested and I’ve seen difference from bottom to top of jar - so homogenize more to have less variability in your samples.

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Interesting, good info! Thanks!

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I typically see 2-5% CBG in my distillate batches.