Cannabinoid Profile

Read it as a table. The left column names each cannabinoid, the next gives the measured amount, usually as mg/g or percent. ND means none detected. LOQ is the smallest amount the lab can reliably measure, so a result under it is too small to count. Two lines are calculated, not measured. Total THC is delta-9 THC plus THCA times 0.877, and total CBD works the same way with CBDA. That 0.877 factor estimates what the acid forms would become once heated (see decarboxylation). The total THC line is the one that matters for the 0.3% hemp limit.

Check three things. First, does the CBD figure fit the label on the bottle? Second, is total THC where the product says it should be? A full-spectrum oil should show trace THC under 0.3%. A broad-spectrum oil should read ND or under LOQ. Third, is the report for your batch? Match the batch number on the bottle to the one on the report, and look for an ISO 17025 lab name. A profile with no batch number is a marketing sheet, not a test.

Why does it change from batch to batch? Hemp is a crop. Weather, harvest timing, soil, extraction and storage all move the numbers a little, the same way tomatoes taste different from one harvest to the next. We do not know of a way to make a plant-derived oil identical every time, so we test every batch and publish the report instead of quoting one number forever.