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Lab report · 92 tests

Papaya Punch lab report

The standout for Papaya Punch is the split THC story: a 19.00% median puts it 40th of 52, yet its 24% share at 25% or higher places 18th.1

Small sample: only 92 matched tests. Treat every figure on this page as indicative, not definitive.

Key findings

  1. Papaya Punch's central THC band covered 15.30%–24.73%, putting 9.43 points between the quarter marks.1
  2. Papaya Punch's THC cutoff shares were 40% for 20%, 24% for 25% and 2.2% for 30%, each meaning that mark or higher.1
  3. On terpene tests, limonene led 55% of Papaya Punch results, ahead of β-caryophyllene at 32%.1
  4. LA Kush Cake was closest to Papaya Punch by terpene mix at 93%; Durban Poison set the low end of the 36-strain comparison at 39%.1
  5. Weedmaps showed limited menu presence: 28 store listings with Papaya Punch flower in 6 of 27 markets.2

Is Papaya Punch more often under 20% THC?

Yes: Papaya Punch was more often under 20% total THC, because 40% of 92 flower tests met or topped 20%; 24% met or topped 25%, and 2.2% met or topped 30%.1

Share of Papaya Punch flower tests at or above each THC level
Total THCTests at or aboveShare of tests
15% or more7278%
18% or more5358%
20% or more3740%
22% or more3033%
25% or more2224%
28% or more77.6%
30% or more22.2%

92 tests. Source: Cannlytics cannabis_results (CC BY 4.0), analysis by Official Cannabis.1

Do Papaya Punch THC claims match lab results?

Only partly: for Papaya Punch, 1 of 2 single outside THC figures sits above the 19.00% lab median, while the highest single value, 23% from Leafly, was met or cleared by 30% of tests.1,3

The lower single figure, 18.5% from Oklahoma Gazette, was matched or exceeded by 52% of lab tests.1,4 The wider published range, 20–29% from AllBud, covered 36% of tests; the tighter 20–22% range from SeedFinder covered 7.6%.1,5,6

Those figures are not batch-specific. For any particular jar, the certificate of analysis is the document to use.

Published THC figures for Papaya Punch against 92 lab tests
SourcePublished figureTests at or above itTests inside the rangeWhere it sits
Oklahoma Gazette (label)418.5%52%—below the median
SeedFinder620–22%40%7.6%most tests came in below it
AllBud520–29%40%36%most tests came in below it
Leafly323%30%—above the median

"Tests at or above" counts results at or above the figure (for a range, its lower end). Lab data: Cannlytics cannabis_results (CC BY 4.0), analysis by Official Cannabis.1

Which terpene tops Papaya Punch reports most often?

In Papaya Punch, limonene tops the most reports, leading 55% of 44 terpene tests; the result favors it without locking out β-caryophyllene at 32% or β-myrcene at 14%.1

The published terpene call from Leafly matches the lab pattern: it names limonene, and that terpene led 55% of tests.1,3

Nevada accounts for 31 of those 44 tests, so these lead shares lean heavily toward that state's submitted flower.1

The most abundant terpene in each Papaya Punch test
TerpeneTests where it ledShare of tests
Limonene2455%
β-caryophyllene1432%
β-myrcene614%

44 tests with at least five individual terpenes reported. Source: Cannlytics cannabis_results (CC BY 4.0), analysis by Official Cannabis.1

Which terpene mixes are closest to Papaya Punch?

The closest terpene mixes to Papaya Punch are LA Kush Cake at 93%, Chemdawg at 92% and Granddaddy Purple at 91%; the farthest in the 36-strain pool is Durban Poison at 39%.1

Method note: we take each strain's median results for eight terpenes, restate them as shares of the eight-terpene sum, then calculate the shared portion for a pair. Identical mixes score 100 on this scale. A strain has to contribute at least 30 tests reporting individual terpenes before it enters the pool.1 This lab-chemistry comparison is not a prediction of how Papaya Punch or any matched strain will feel.

Strains whose median terpene mix overlaps most with Papaya Punch's
StrainOverlapLead terpene (by median)Tests with terpenes
LA Kush Cake93%Limonene371
Chemdawg92%β-caryophyllene389
Granddaddy Purple91%Limonene55
Ice Cream Cake90%β-caryophyllene753
GMO Cookies89%Limonene456
Durban Poison (least similar)39%Terpinolene236

Papaya Punch: 44 tests with individual terpenes. Source: Cannlytics cannabis_results (CC BY 4.0), analysis by Official Cannabis.1

Does Papaya Punch outperform its median at 25% THC?

Among qualifying strains, Papaya Punch outruns its median rank at the 25% cutoff, with a 19.00% median total THC ranking 40th among 52 strains, while its 24% share at 25% or higher ranks 18th; neighbors are Durban Poison at 19.45% and Purple Urkle at 19.00%.1

For variability, the central half of Papaya Punch results covers 15.30%–24.73%, which is 9.43 points; that is 51st of 52 when spreads are ordered from narrowest to widest, a more-variable result than most strains.1

Papaya Punch and its neighbors by median lab-tested THC
RankStrainMedian THCMiddle halfTests
38thGreen Crack19.52%16.79%–21.73%1,236
39thDurban Poison19.45%17.33%–21.99%528
40thPapaya Punch (this strain)19.00%15.30%–24.73%92
41stPurple Urkle19.00%15.98%–22.42%35
42ndCheetah Piss18.82%16.59%–21.36%298

Rankings require at least 30 flower tests per strain. Same dataset and matching rules: Cannlytics cannabis_results (CC BY 4.0), analysis by Official Cannabis.1

How much Papaya Punch reaches labs as flower?

Of 178 exact-name Papaya Punch lab records, 57% reached labs as flower, equal to 102 submissions.1 Across all 178 exact-name records, concentrates accounted for 29%, followed by shake and trim at 9.0% and pre-rolls at 2.8%.1 The site’s THC, terpene and comparison calculations use flower records only.

Separate from exact matches, longer labels contributed 26 records with Papaya Punch as part of the product name; that is 13% of all name-containing hits, with the largest counts from “Mad Labs - Papaya Punch 1g Disposable Gold Edition” (11), “Select Gummies, THC, Papaya Punch, FG 10ct” (7) and “Lena Burns - Papaya Punch” (2).1 We keep those labels out under our matching method because extra wording, cross marks or CBD references can signal another product.

Lab results sold under exactly the name Papaya Punch, by product form
FormResultsShare
Flower10257%
Concentrates5129%
Shake and trim169.0%
Pre-rolls52.8%
Other or unrecorded42.2%

All product types, counted before de-duplication. Source: Cannlytics cannabis_results (CC BY 4.0), analysis by Official Cannabis.1

The most common longer names that contain Papaya Punch (excluded)
Name on the lab resultResults
Mad Labs - Papaya Punch 1g Disposable Gold Edition11
Select Gummies, THC, Papaya Punch, FG 10ct7
Lena Burns - Papaya Punch2
Purple Papaya Punch (I) 1g1
Mad Labs - Papaya Punch 1g Vape Gold Edition1
ML- Papaya Punch Live Rosin HTE Vape1

Is Papaya Punch scarce at dispensaries?

Yes: Papaya Punch was low on menus in the Oct 4, 2026 Weedmaps pull, with 28 flower store listings inside 50 miles of each market center, coverage in 6 of 27 markets and a 52nd of 58 rank among tracked strains.2

What this data cannot tell you

  • Fewer than 3 labs each submitted 20 or more Papaya Punch tests, so lab-to-lab comparisons are not shown.1
  • THC-to-total-terpene pairing is not shown, since the combined fields appear in fewer than 60 Papaya Punch tests.1
  • We skip the year trend because Papaya Punch lacks qualifying test years at least two years apart, with each year contributing 20 or more results.1
  • We do not report eighth prices because no market had 10 or more priced Papaya Punch eighths alongside 3 other priced strains.2
  • These results come from flower labeled Papaya Punch in 6 states during 2018–2024; they cannot prove what is in a given jar, whose batch certificate of analysis is the record to read.1
  • The page measures chemistry only; it cannot say what the experience of Papaya Punch will be for you.

Check the numbers

The downloadable file lists the 92 Papaya Punch tests used for lab-only sections; Weedmaps supplies menu counts, and our THC and terpene page reads from that same dataset.1 The comparison rows are summaries for 58 strains made with the same rules.1

For the broader table, open our all-strain comparison.

License: CC BY 4.0. Credit: “Source: Cannlytics, cannabis_results (CC BY 4.0), analysis by Official Cannabis.” The data were filtered, de-duplicated and aggregated from the original.

Sources

  1. Cannlytics (CC BY 4.0), cannabis_results: public state lab results (filtered and aggregated by Official Cannabis). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  2. 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.
  3. Leafly, Papaya Punch strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  4. Oklahoma Gazette, Flower review: Papaya Punch (Gazette staff) (2019-07-24). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  5. AllBud, Papaya Punch marijuana strain information and reviews. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  6. SeedFinder, Papaya Punch (Oni Seed Co): strain info. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.