Terpene education

How the Elite Terpenez education section works

Everything here is written for people who make things with terpenes: flavour houses, product brands, contract fillers and curious first-time buyers. Elite Terpenez sells terpenes as flavour and aroma ingredients, so every guide sticks to what a terpene smells like, where it comes from, how it behaves in a mix and how to store and handle it. The section is built in layers, so you can start broad and go as deep as you need.

Start here: what are terpenes?

The complete guide to what terpenes are is the place to begin. It covers the chemistry in plain English, the main types of terpenes, how terpenes differ from terpenoids and cannabinoids, cannabis-derived versus botanical terpenes, starting percentages, storage and the UK legal position, with a glossary and answers to the questions buyers ask most.

Go deeper, one terpene at a time

Our terpene guides take a single molecule and cover its aroma, formula, CAS number, boiling point, natural sources and the Elite Terpenez profiles that lean on it. Good places to start are pinene for pine and rosemary notes, citral for lemon, geraniol for rose, terpinolene, bisabolol and borneol. New guides are added every week.

Strain profiles: how a named flavour is built

The strain profile articles explain what a well-known cultivar smells and tastes like and which Elite Terpenez profiles recreate it, line by line. Try Biscotti, Blue Zushi, Lemon Cherry Gelato or Sour Diesel.

Put it to work

When you are ready to mix, the terpene mixing calculator works out how much terpene a batch needs and which 2 ml, 5 ml and 10 ml bottles to order. The quality and safety page covers safe handling, and trade buyers can apply for a wholesale account for larger volumes. For the latest launches and range updates, see Elite Terpenez news.

Terpene guides

• How to use terpenes
• Strain specific terpenes
• Terpenoids
• What are terps
• Terpenes UK: choosing a supplier
• Humulene
• Eucalyptol
• Terpineol
• Fenchol and ocimene
• Nerolidol
• Cherry Pie strain guide
• White Runtz strain guide
• Forbidden Fruit strain guide
• Gelato 33 strain guide
• White Widow strain guide
• Northern Lights strain guide
• Granddaddy Purple strain guide
• Slurricane strain guide
• London Pound Cake strain guide
• Super Lemon Haze strain guide
• Cotton Candy strain guide
• Tropicana Cookies strain guide
• Super Silver Haze strain guide
• Blueberry Muffin strain guide