Terpenes are plant compounds associated with aroma. They help explain why different plants and different cannabis varieties can smell so different.

For CannaMart, the interest is in the original plant profile. Our founder’s description of the raw live resin is simple: the aroma comes from terpenes retained from fresh-frozen material, without adding steam-derived terpenes back in.

Why is Live Resin more valuable than Steam Derived Terpenes?
(Including BDTs, HDTs, & CDTs)

Live Resin Terpenes are superior because they are extracted from fresh, frozen plants, preserving the full profile of terpenes and cannabinoids for a more authentic and potent experience. Steam Terpenes, by contrast, are extracted using high heat, which can degrade the terpenes and lead to a less flavourful and less effective product that could never beat Live Spectrum. Live Resin Terpenes retain the plant's natural characteristics, offering enhanced flavour, aroma, and the full benefits of the Entourage Effect!

What are terpenes and why does preserving them matter?

Terpenes are natural compounds found in plants, responsible for their aroma, flavour, and some therapeutic effects. In cannabis, terpenes also play a key role in enhancing the overall experience through the Entourage Effect by working together with cannabinoids. Preserving terpenes in products like Live Resin ensures a richer flavour, stronger aroma, and more potent effects, offering a better and more authentic experience compared to products where terpenes are lost during processing.

Steam distillation uses steam to separate volatile compounds, companies market "live-resin-terpenes" Live Resin is superior to BDTs, HDTs and even CDTs.

Curious about the entourage effect?

The Entourage Effect refers to how the different compounds in cannabis, like cannabinoids and terpenes, work together to enhance each other's benefits. With Live Resin, which preserves the full spectrum of these compounds, the Entourage Effect is maximised, providing more potent and well-rounded effects than using isolated cannabinoids alone.

One laboratory study testing terpene–cannabinoid interactions — Finlay et al., 2020 ↗ ↗