- Median THC
- 21.7%
- Flowering
- 8–9 weeks (~56–63 days)
What labs found
- Median THC
- 21.7%
- Typical range
- 8.3–30.4%
- Lab tests
- 20
- States
- 3
0%40%
This is a small number of tests, so treat the range as rough.
Flower tested under this name in legal US markets, 2016–2023. The range covers the middle 90% of tests. Growers and labs vary, so a given jar can fall outside it. Data: Jikomes & Zoorob (CC0), Cannabis Wise Guys (CC BY 4.0), Cannlytics (CC BY 4.0).
About Purple Cheddar
Purple Cheddar is a indica cross combining Granddaddy Purple and Cheese. Known for cheese, grape, earthy aromatics.
In grower catalogs and dispensary menus, Purple Cheddar is documented as a indica cross combining Granddaddy Purple and Cheese. It appears in state compliance flower testing across 3 US markets (WA HI CO) between 2016 and 2023. Photoperiod cuts typically finish flowering in 8–9 weeks (~56–63 days) under indoor or greenhouse lighting.
Aroma and flavor
Jars of Purple Cheddar are most often described as showing savory, aged cheese funk, candied dark grape, earthy, soil-like depth and dark plum. Chemotype data points to earthy, herbal myrcene, peppery beta-caryophyllene and woody, hop-like humulene as the primary aromatic drivers, with batch-to-batch variation depending on cultivation and curing.
Reported effects
Consumers commonly report physical relaxation, heavier evening drowsiness and creative, associative thinking, making Purple Cheddar a frequent pick for evening unwinding or unhurried downtime. The most commonly noted downsides are dry mouth and dry eyes.
Specs
Growing
- Grower notes
- Photoperiod cuts typically finish flowering in 8–9 weeks (~56–63 days) under indoor or greenhouse lighting.
The flower
- Flavour
- Cheese, Grape, Earthy, Plum
- Aroma
- Savory, aged cheese funk, candied dark grape, earthy, soil-like depth
- Terpenes
- Dominant terpenes: myrcene, caryophyllene, humulene
Family tree
Purple Cheddar is reported as Granddaddy Purple × Cheese.
- Parents
- Grandparents
- As reported, not a genetic test