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Comparison

Black Cherry Gelato vs Cherry Gelato

Leafly lists Cherry Gelato, also called Cherrylato, with the same parents as Black Cherry Gelato, Black Cherry Funk and Acai, and names both as children of Acai Berry Gelato; it describes Cherry Gelato as 60% sativa with creative and euphoric among its top effects, against a mostly calming Black Cherry Gelato.1,2,3 Cherry Gelato’s lab sample is tiny: 24.11% median THC across only five tests, against 23.98% for Black Cherry Gelato (102 tests).4

Side by side

Black Cherry GelatoCherry Gelato
TypeHybrid per Leafly; 60% indica per AllBud; indica per Weedmaps3,5,6Hybrid, 60% sativa; more calming than energizing1
LineageAcai (Gelato #49) × Black Cherry Funk3,7Black Cherry Funk × Acai; breeder unknown1
Median THC (state lab tests)23.98% (102 tests)24.11% (5 tests); small sample
Middle half of THC results21.13%–25.18%20.97%–26.46% (only five tests)
Top terpenes (median)Limonene, Linalool, β-Caryophyllene (78 tests)Too few tests report individual terpenes
Leafly’s top effectsAroused, hungry, relaxed; mostly calming3Relaxed, euphoric, creative1
Flavor (Leafly)Apricot, pear, berry3Berry, violet, sweet1
Leafly THC listing22%314%1

Lab rows come from the same state lab dataset and matching rules for both strains.4

Lab-tested THC: Black Cherry Gelato vs Cherry Gelato

20% 22% 24% 26% 28% Cherry Gelato Cherry Gelato: median 24.11%, middle half 20.97%–26.46%, 5 tests 24.1% n=5 Black Cherry Gelato Black Cherry Gelato: median 23.98%, middle half 21.13%–25.18%, 102 tests 24.0% n=102 Median total THC (dot) and middle half of tests (bar)
Median and middle half of total THC in state lab tests. Small sample: Cherry Gelato has only 5 tests.4

Three names, one listed cross

Leafly also lists Black Cherry Gushers, credited to The Standard Cannabis Co, as Acai × Black Cherry Funk, while Lemon Cherry Gelato (Backpackboyz, “several alleged origins”) and White Cherry Gelato (Gelato × White Cherry) are different crosses.8,9,10 In state lab records, products named Lemon Cherry Gelato far outnumber both: our strict count for Cherry Gelato excluded 1,034 near-miss results, led by "Lemon Cherry Gelato" (216).4 Cherry Gelato has its own guide in the Official Cannabis network at cherrygelato.com.

Which is easier to find

On Oct 4, 2026, 44 stores within 50 miles of Los Angeles listed Black Cherry Gelato flower on Weedmaps, against 1 store for Cherry Gelato; around New York the counts were 24 and 2.11

More comparisons

Sources

  1. Leafly, Cherry Gelato (aka Cherrylato) strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  2. Leafly, Acai Berry Gelato (aka Acai Gelato) strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  3. Leafly, Black Cherry Gelato (aka BCG) strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  4. Cannlytics (CC BY 4.0), cannabis_results: public state lab results (filtered and aggregated by Official Cannabis). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  5. AllBud, Black Cherry Gelato marijuana strain information and reviews. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  6. Weedmaps, Black Cherry Gelato strain page. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  7. Leafly, Just desserts: the Cookies and Cakes family genealogy (David Downs) (2021-04-15). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  8. Leafly, Black Cherry Gushers (aka BCG) strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  9. Leafly, Lemon Cherry Gelato (aka LCG) strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  10. Leafly, White Cherry Gelato (aka White Gelato, White Cherry) strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  11. 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.