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Comparison

Cherry Gelato vs Cherry Diesel

The two share a fruit, not a family: Cherry Diesel is MTG Seeds’ cross of Cherry OG and Turbo Diesel, which Leafly rates mostly energizing, while Cherry Gelato is rated mostly calming.1,2 Cherry Diesel has a median of 18.10% THC across 149 state lab tests, against 24.11% from only five tests of Cherry Gelato.3

Side by side

Cherry GelatoCherry Diesel
TypeHybrid, 60% sativa (Leafly, AllBud)2,4Hybrid1
LineageBlack Cherry Funk × Acai Berry Gelato2,4Cherry OG × Turbo Diesel, MTG Seeds1
Median THC (state lab tests)24.11% (only five tests)18.10% (149 tests)
Middle half of THC results20.97%–26.46%16.60%–19.79%
Top terpenes (median)Too few tests report individual terpenes (one of five)Terpinolene, β-Caryophyllene, α-Humulene (35 tests)
Leafly’s top effectsRelaxed, euphoric, creative2Aroused, relaxed, focused1
Flavor (Leafly)Berry, violet, sweet2Tree fruit, diesel, berry1
Leafly’s calming–energizing scaleMostly calming2Mostly energizing1

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

Lab-tested THC: Cherry Gelato vs Cherry Diesel

16% 20% 24% 28% Cherry Gelato Cherry Gelato: median 24.11%, middle half 20.97%–26.46%, 5 tests 24.1% n=5 Cherry Diesel Cherry Diesel: median 18.10%, middle half 16.60%–19.79%, 149 tests 18.1% n=149 Median total THC (dot) and middle half of tests (bar)
Median and middle half of total THC in state lab tests. Small sample: Cherry Gelato has only 5 tests.3

Its own site

Leafly also lists Cherry Diesel as Cherry Turbo Diesel, with an 8–9 week flowering cycle.1 It has its own guide in the Official Cannabis network at cherrydiesel.com.

Which is easier to find

On Oct 4, 2026, in Cherry Gelato’s two largest Weedmaps markets, no stores within 50 miles of Oklahoma City listed Cherry Diesel flower, against 14 stores with "Cherry Gelato" in a flower name; around Detroit the counts were 2 and 7.5 The Cherry Gelato counts can include other strains with the name, such as Banana or Candy Cherry Gelato (see where to find it).5

More comparisons

Sources

  1. Leafly, Cherry Diesel (aka Cherry Turbo Diesel) strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  2. Leafly, Cherry Gelato (aka Cherrylato) 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, Cherry Gelato marijuana strain. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  5. 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.