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Comparison

Guava vs Papaya

Guava and Papaya share a tropical-fruit name and, on the Leafly pages we opened, the same three flavor tags (apricot, tree fruit, tropical), but no family: Papaya is Nirvana Seeds’ Citral #13 × Ice #2, an indica-dominant hybrid Leafly rates mostly calming, while Leafly’s Guava is a sativa-leaning Gelato phenotype rated mostly energizing.1,2 The link runs through a namesake: Strawberry Guava is Oni Seed Co.’s Strawberry Banana × Papaya.3,4 Guava tests higher in state labs: 23.52% median THC from only 92 tests, a small sample, against 21.70% for Papaya.5

Side by side

GuavaPapaya
TypeSativa-leaning hybrid (Cookies Fam Guava, per Leafly); Flavour Chasers’ seed version is mostly indica2,6Indica-dominant hybrid; mostly calming1
LineageA Gelato phenotype (Cookies Fam); also a 2011 Stardawg phenotype and Stardawg × Afghani seeds2,6,7Citral #13 × Ice #2 (Nirvana Seeds)1
Median THC (state lab tests)23.52% (92 tests); small sample21.70% (262 tests)
Middle half of THC results21.32%–25.73%17.43%–26.71%
Top terpenes (median)β-Caryophyllene, Limonene, α-Humulene (20 tests)Limonene, β-Myrcene, Linalool (98 tests)
Leafly’s top effectsTalkative, focused, energetic2Relaxed, sleepy, hungry1
FlavorApricot, tree fruit, tropical2Tree fruit, tropical, apricot1
FloweringAbout 63 days (Flavour Chasers); 8–10 weeks (Weedmaps)6,88–9 weeks1

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

Lab-tested THC: Guava vs Papaya

16% 18% 20% 22% 24% 26% 28% Guava Guava: median 23.52%, middle half 21.32%–25.73%, 92 tests 23.5% n=92 Papaya Papaya: median 21.70%, middle half 17.43%–26.71%, 262 tests 21.7% n=262 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

Strawberry Guava, the Papaya cross

Strawberry Guava is a different strain from Guava: Leafly and Weedmaps list it as Strawberry Banana × Papaya from Oni Seed Co., and Weedmaps says it became popular with hash makers for its heavy resin.3,4 Our lab matching kept 40 results labelled Strawberry Guava out of Guava’s count.5 Papaya has its own guide in the Official Cannabis network at papayastrain.com, and its cross Papaya Punch at papayapunch.com.1

Which is easier to find

On Oct 4, 2026, 78 stores within 50 miles of Los Angeles listed Guava flower on Weedmaps, against 63 stores for Papaya; around New York the counts were 35 and 11.9 Most items in Guava’s count carry longer names, such as Guava Casquitos or Passion Orange Guava (see where to find it).9

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Sources

  1. Leafly, Papaya strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  2. Leafly, Guava strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  3. Leafly, Strawberry Guava strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  4. Weedmaps, Strawberry Guava (aka Strawguava) strain page. 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. Weedmaps, Guava (aka Guava Burst) strain page. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  9. Weedmaps listings, compiled by Official Cannabis, Weedmaps flower menu snapshot, 27 US markets, Oct 4, 2026. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.