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Comparison

Gelato 45 vs Girl Scout Cookies

GSC is the other parent: the Gelato seeds came from pollinating a GSC, and most accounts name its Thin Mint phenotype.1,2,3 Leafly lists GSC at 25% THC against 19% for Gelato 45, but in state labs GSC tests about the same: 19.72% median across 567 tests, against 19.65% for Gelato 45 from only 53 tests, a small sample.4,5,6

Side by side

Gelato 45Girl Scout Cookies
TypeHybrid; mostly calming per Leafly, 55% indica per AllBud5,7Indica-dominant hybrid4
LineageA numbered pick from Sunset Sherbet × GSC seeds; Leafly writes GSC × Sherbet1,2,5An OG Kush sub-type × F1 Durban, by Jigga4
Median THC (state lab tests)19.65% (53 tests); small sample19.72% (567 tests)
Middle half of THC results18.12%–21.26%17.80%–21.92%
Top terpenes (median)Limonene, β-Caryophyllene, Linalool (10 tests), all from Nevadaβ-Caryophyllene, Limonene, α-Humulene (158 tests)
Leafly’s top effectsRelaxed, euphoric, happy5Relaxed, hungry, happy4
FlavorPepper, menthol, earthy5Mint, sweet, earthy4
Flowering70 days (Barney’s Farm seeds); 9–10 weeks (Weedmaps)2,87–9 weeks4

Lab rows come from the same state lab dataset and matching rules for both strains.6

Lab-tested THC: Gelato 45 vs Girl Scout Cookies

16% 18% 20% 22% Girl Scout Cookies Girl Scout Cookies: median 19.72%, middle half 17.80%–21.92%, 567 tests 19.7% n=567 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.6

The Thin Mint note

Leafly lists menthol among the flavors of both Gelato 45 and Thin Mint, the GSC sub-type most sources name as its parent, and Helvetic Seeds credits the mint-chocolate side of its Gelato 45’s scent to Thin Mint.3,5,9 Leafly’s editors say GSC took the throne from OG Kush to usher in the dessert-strain era.10 The Forum cut of GSC has its own guide in the Official Cannabis network at forumcookies.com.

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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. Weedmaps, Gelato #45 (aka Gelato 45) strain page. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  3. Leafly, Thin Mint (aka Thin Mint GSC) strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  4. Leafly, GSC (aka Girl Scout Cookies) strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  5. Leafly, Gelato 45 (aka G45) strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  6. Cannlytics (CC BY 4.0), cannabis_results: public state lab results (filtered and aggregated by Official Cannabis). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  7. AllBud, Gelato #45 marijuana strain information and reviews. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  8. GrowDiaries, Gelato #45 by Barney’s Farm: breeder description and grow reports. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  9. SeedFinder, Gelato 45 (Helvetic Seeds): strain info and breeder description. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  10. Leafly, Leafly’s 100 best weed strains of all time (2026-07-14). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.