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Comparison

GSC (Girl Scout Cookies) vs Gelato

Leafly says Gelato is Sunset Sherbet × Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookies, making it a documented later branch of the GSC family. Gelato has a higher than GSC’s median in the same state-lab dataset: 21.58% versus 19.72% total THC.1,2,3

Side by side

GSCGelato
TypeHybrid; source labels disagree about the lean.4,5,6Evenly balanced hybrid.2
LineageOG Kush × F1 Durb in the primary account; the Durban Poison connection is disputed.3,4,5Sunset Sherbet × Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookies.2
Median THC (state lab tests)19.72% (567 tests)121.58% (1,792 tests)1
Middle half of THC results17.80%–21.92%118.91%–24.70%1
Top terpenes (median)β-Caryophyllene, Limonene, α-Humulene (158 tests)1β-Caryophyllene, Limonene, α-Humulene (371 tests)1
Leafly top reported effectsRelaxed, hungry, happy in Leafly’s user reports.4Relaxed, aroused, euphoric.2
Leafly top flavorsMint, sweet, earthy in Leafly’s user reports.4Sweet, flowery, pepper.2
Flowering panelAbout 9–10 weeks on Leafly’s panel; Weedmaps says roughly 62–71 days.4,58–9 weeks on Leafly’s grow panel.2

Lab rows come from the same state lab dataset and matching rules for both strains.1

Lab-tested THC: GSC vs Gelato

16% 18% 20% 22% 24% 26% Gelato Gelato: median 21.58%, middle half 18.91%–24.70%, 1,792 tests 21.6% n=1,792 GSC GSC: median 19.72%, middle half 17.80%–21.92%, 567 tests 19.7% n=567 Median total THC (dot) and middle half of tests (bar)
Median and middle half of total THC in state lab tests.1

A documented Thin Mint branch

Leafly’s family history places Sunset Sherbert’s GSC event in 2012 and describes the 2014 reversal to GSC that produced Gelato selections. Leafly’s Gelato page specifies Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookies rather than plain GSC, which is why the relationship is written precisely.2,3

Store listings in two markets

In Weedmaps snapshots from Oct 5, 2026 (GSC) and Oct 4, 2026 (Gelato), 71 stores within 50 miles of Los Angeles listed GSC flower on Weedmaps, against 202 stores for Gelato; around New York the counts were 54 and 125.7

More comparisons

Sources

  1. Cannlytics (CC BY 4.0), cannabis_results: public state lab results (filtered and aggregated by Official Cannabis). Accessed Oct 5, 2026.
  2. Leafly, Gelato strain information. Accessed Oct 5, 2026.
  3. Leafly, Just desserts: the Cookies and Cakes family genealogy (David Downs) (2021-04-15). Accessed Oct 5, 2026.
  4. Leafly, GSC aka Girl Scout Cookies strain information. Accessed Oct 5, 2026.
  5. Weedmaps, GSC strain page. Accessed Oct 5, 2026.
  6. AllBud, Girl Scout Cookies marijuana strain information and reviews. Accessed Oct 5, 2026.
  7. Weedmaps listings, compiled by Official Cannabis, Weedmaps flower menu snapshot, 27 US markets, Oct 5, 2026. Accessed Oct 5, 2026.