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Comparison

Gelato 45 vs Gelato

Gelato 45 is one of the phenotypes picked from the seeds that also produced Gelato 33 (Larry Bird) and Gelato 41 (Bacio); Gelato is the family name.1 In state labs Gelato tests higher: 21.58% median THC across 1,792 tests, against 19.65% for Gelato 45 from only 53 tests, a small sample.2

Side by side

Gelato 45Gelato
TypeHybrid; mostly calming per Leafly, 55% indica per AllBud3,4Hybrid, evenly balanced5
LineageA numbered pick from Sunset Sherbet × GSC seeds; Leafly writes GSC × Sherbet1,3,6Sunset Sherbet × Thin Mint GSC5
Median THC (state lab tests)19.65% (53 tests); small sample21.58% (1,792 tests)
Middle half of THC results18.12%–21.26%18.91%–24.70%
Top terpenes (median)Limonene, β-Caryophyllene, Linalool (10 tests), all from Nevadaβ-Caryophyllene, Limonene, α-Humulene (371 tests)
Leafly’s top effectsRelaxed, euphoric, happy3Relaxed, aroused, euphoric5
Leafly THC listing19%321%5
Leafly ratings5132,5445

Lab rows come from the same state lab dataset and matching rules for both strains.2

Lab-tested THC: Gelato 45 vs Gelato

18% 20% 22% 24% 26% Gelato Gelato: median 21.58%, middle half 18.91%–24.70%, 1,792 tests 21.6% n=1,792 Gelato 45 Gelato 45: median 19.65%, middle half 18.12%–21.26%, 53 tests 19.6% n=53 Median total THC (dot) and middle half of tests (bar)
Median and middle half of total THC in state lab tests. Small sample: Gelato 45 has only 53 tests.2

How our lab data splits them

Our lab matching counts Gelato 45 as its own strain; products labelled Gelato 33 or Gelato 41 are counted as Gelato, because the matcher reads a bare number as a lot code.2 Gelato was California’s #3 flower strain by January–November sales in both 2024 and 2025, rankings in which Gelato 45 does not appear.7,8 Gelato has its own guide in the Official Cannabis network at gelatostrain.com.

Which is easier to find

On Oct 4, 2026, 20 stores within 50 miles of Oklahoma City listed Gelato 45 flower on Weedmaps, against 85 stores for Gelato; around Minneapolis the counts were 13 and 3.9

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Sources

  1. Leafly, Just desserts: the Cookies and Cakes family genealogy (David Downs) (2021-04-15). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  2. Cannlytics (CC BY 4.0), cannabis_results: public state lab results (filtered and aggregated by Official Cannabis). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  3. Leafly, Gelato 45 (aka G45) strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  4. AllBud, Gelato #45 marijuana strain information and reviews. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  5. Leafly, Gelato (aka Larry Bird, Gelato #42) strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  6. Weedmaps, Gelato #45 (aka Gelato 45) strain page. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  7. Cannabis Business Times, The top 10 bestselling flower strains in California in 2024 (2024-12-30). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  8. Cannabis Business Times, The top 10 bestselling flower strains in California in 2025 (2026-01-05). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  9. Weedmaps listings, compiled by Official Cannabis, Weedmaps flower menu snapshot, 27 US markets, Oct 4, 2026. Accessed Oct 4, 2026. Latest capture Oct 4, 2026.