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Comparison

Lava Cake vs Gelato

Lava Cake and Gelato are half-siblings: Leafly lists Thin Mint GSC as a parent of both, crossed with Grape Pie for Lava Cake and with Sunset Sherbet for Gelato.1,2 Leafly rates both mostly calming; in state labs Gelato tests higher: 21.58% median THC against 20.00% for Lava Cake.1,2,3

Side by side

Lava CakeGelato
TypeIndica-dominant hybrid; mostly calming1,4Evenly balanced hybrid; mostly calming2
LineageThin Mint GSC × Grape Pie1,5Sunset Sherbet × Thin Mint GSC2
Median THC (state lab tests)20.00% (535 tests)21.58% (1,792 tests)
Middle half of THC results18.01%–22.57%18.91%–24.70%
Top terpenes (median)β-Caryophyllene, β-Myrcene, Linalool (366 tests)β-Caryophyllene, Limonene, α-Humulene (371 tests)
Leafly’s top effectsRelaxed, sleepy, tingly1Relaxed, aroused, euphoric2
FlavorPepper, mint, vanilla1Sweet, flowery, pepper2
Flowering8–10 weeks (Weedmaps)58–9 weeks (Leafly)2

Lab rows come from the same state lab dataset and matching rules for both strains.3

Lab-tested THC: Lava Cake vs Gelato

18% 20% 22% 24% 26% Gelato Gelato: median 21.58%, middle half 18.91%–24.70%, 1,792 tests 21.6% n=1,792 Lava Cake Lava Cake: median 20.00%, middle half 18.01%–22.57%, 535 tests 20.0% n=535 Median total THC (dot) and middle half of tests (bar)
Median and middle half of total THC in state lab tests.3

Which Gelato

Leafly lists Gelato 42 and Larry Bird as other names for Gelato; Gelato #33, which Leafly gives the same two parents, has its own entry.2,6 Gelato has its own guide in the Official Cannabis network at gelatostrain.com.

Which is easier to find

On Oct 4, 2026, 18 stores within 50 miles of Detroit listed Lava Cake flower on Weedmaps, against 78 stores for Gelato; around Los Angeles the counts were 8 and 202.7

More comparisons

Sources

  1. Leafly, Lava Cake strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  2. Leafly, Gelato (aka Gelato 42, Larry Bird, Zelato) strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  3. Cannlytics (CC BY 4.0), cannabis_results: public state lab results (filtered and aggregated by Official Cannabis). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  4. AllBud, Lava Cake marijuana strain information and reviews. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  5. Weedmaps, Lava Cake (aka Black Rock Lava Cake, Lava Cake #11) strain page. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  6. Leafly, Gelato #33 (aka Gelato Kush) strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  7. 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.