The Emerald Cup 2021 and SC Labs Partner on New Data Driven Approach to Judging
Entries were sorted and presented to judges by terpene content
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SANTA CRUZ, Calif., April 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ For the first time,
The Emerald Cup, California s longest-running and most prestigious cannabis competition, is testing and sorting flower entries into categories using terpene data as part of the judging process. This year,
SC Labs, who has been the testing partner of the Emerald Cup for 11 years, has tested all of the Cup s flower entries and created profiles that detail the chemical properties of each cannabis varietal with a focus on terpenes. Terpenes are compounds that are predominantly responsible for the unique aromas and flavors in cannabis, but also contribute to the effects felt by the user along with the pharmacological and therapeutic effects of the cannabinoids.