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Comparison

Guava vs Gelato

Gelato is the parent of the Guava that Leafly and AllBud describe: the Cookies Fam’s Guava is a Gelato phenotype, and Sherbinski’s Guava Gelato is another.1,2,3 Leafly rates Guava mostly energizing and Gelato mostly calming.1,4 Guava tests higher in state labs: 23.52% median THC from only 92 tests, a small sample, against 21.58% for Gelato.5

Side by side

GuavaGelato
TypeSativa-leaning hybrid (Cookies Fam Guava, per Leafly); Flavour Chasers’ seed version is mostly indica1,6Hybrid, evenly balanced; mostly calming4
LineageA Gelato phenotype (Cookies Fam); also a 2011 Stardawg phenotype and Stardawg × Afghani seeds1,6,7Sunset Sherbet × Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookies4
Median THC (state lab tests)23.52% (92 tests); small sample21.58% (1,792 tests)
Middle half of THC results21.32%–25.73%18.91%–24.70%
Top terpenes (median)β-Caryophyllene, Limonene, α-Humulene (20 tests)β-Caryophyllene, Limonene, α-Humulene (371 tests)
Leafly’s top effectsTalkative, focused, energetic1Relaxed, aroused, euphoric4
FlavorApricot, tree fruit, tropical1Sweet, flowery, pepper4
Leafly THC listing21%121%4

Lab rows come from the same state lab dataset and matching rules for both strains.5

Lab-tested THC: Guava vs Gelato

18% 20% 22% 24% 26% Guava Guava: median 23.52%, middle half 21.32%–25.73%, 92 tests 23.5% n=92 Gelato Gelato: median 21.58%, middle half 18.91%–24.70%, 1,792 tests 21.6% n=1,792 Median total THC (dot) and middle half of tests (bar)
Median and middle half of total THC in state lab tests. Small sample: Guava has only 92 tests.5

The Gelato family

Gelato’s pheno-hunt ended with an invite-only tasting on June 16, 2014, according to Leafly’s Cookies-family genealogy.8 Besides the Cookies Fam’s Guava and Sherbinski’s Guava Gelato, Leafly lists Grandi Guava as Guava × Gelato, bred by Grandiflora.1,3,9 Gelato has its own guide in the Official Cannabis network at gelatostrain.com.

Which is easier to find

On Oct 4, 2026, 78 stores within 50 miles of Los Angeles listed Guava flower on Weedmaps, against 202 stores for Gelato; around New York the counts were 35 and 125.10 Most items in Guava’s count carry longer names, such as Guava Casquitos or Passion Orange Guava (see where to find it).10

More comparisons

Sources

  1. Leafly, Guava strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  2. AllBud, Guava marijuana strain information and reviews. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  3. Leafly, Guava Gelato strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  4. Leafly, Gelato (aka Gelato 42, Larry Bird, Zelato) strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  5. Cannlytics (CC BY 4.0), cannabis_results: public state lab results (filtered and aggregated by Official Cannabis). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  6. SeedFinder, Guava (Flavour Chasers): strain info. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  7. High Times, The High Times interview: Top Dawg Seeds (T.H. Caeczar) (2016-10-12). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  8. Leafly, Just desserts: the Cookies and Cakes family genealogy (David Downs) (2024-04-09). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  9. Leafly, Grandi Guava strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  10. Weedmaps listings, compiled by Official Cannabis, Weedmaps flower menu snapshot, 27 US markets, Oct 4, 2026. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.