Concentrating on Concentrate Packaging: All You Need to Know!

The cannabis industry teems with so many concentrates that it’s hard to keep a count. They’re mostly identified by acronyms such as BHO and PHO. But what’s more complex for suppliers to understand is which packaging works best for medical marijuana products.

What are Concentrates

The essence of a cannabis plant is extracted to create potent products that are called concentrates. Some examples of concentrates include terpenes, shatter, essential oils and tinctures.

New extraction methods have led to new ground-breaking discoveries in the cannabis industry. This has not only made older methods obsolete but offered new solvents that are used in the manufacturing process. The modality of extraction determines the viscosity or consistency of each concentrate, which is further affected by any additives that may be added to the product.

As a cannabis packaging expert, you need to acquaint yourself with the effects of each extraction technique. This allows the packaging design to be engineered such that it’s ideal for both, the processing facility and the end-user. Keep this in mind as what makes packaging more attractive is the convenience and practicality of use it offers, which ultimately decides whether or not a potential buyer will pick it off the rack.

Here’s a summary of some extraction methods that are used in the making of concentrates.

Extraction Methods (Without Solvent)

• Dry Ice Hash
• Dry Sift
• Rosin
• Crystalline
• Kief
• Lebanese Hash
• Bubble Hash/Ice Water
• CO2
• Live Resin
• Moroccan Hash

Extraction Methods (With Solvent)

• RSO- Rick Simpson Oil
• BHO- Butane Hash Oil
• EHO- Ethanol Hash Oil
• PHO- Propane Hash Oil

Viscosity 

• Wax
• Crumble
• Snap and Pull
• Sap
• Oil
• Shatter
• Budder
• Cake Batter

Because concentrates are manufactured so expansively, it’s hard to discuss all of them within one piece of writing. However, below are the most popular ones.

Live Resin

This is one of the trendiest concentrates available on the market. The production of live resin consumes the plant completely during the process of freezing. The cannabis is frozen to subfreezing degrees before the extraction and during it as well. Thereby, the trichomes—which contain the terpenes of the herb—are preserved. Terpenes are important to save because they determine the flavor quality of your product along with the effects of consuming it. This product is available in varying consistencies from sugar to jelly, because of which it’s packaged best in a glass container.

Distillate

This is hands down the most popular concentrate that can be found in the industry. The main reason why it’s so widely acclaimed is the versatility of consumption it offers. The distillate lacks any flavor because all terpenes are extracted during the distillation process. Distillation revives THC which is further converted to delta-9 THC, which makes it possible to consume it like an edible or through inhalation or dabbing. Glass jars are the most suitable form of packaging for this concentrate because it offers visibility within the jar, and occupies more space thereby attracting more attention.

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