Glossary of Terms
concentrate
Concentrates, as their name suggests, offer a much higher potency than other cannabis products. Concentrate products include hash, rosin, kief, shatter, wax, budder, resin, distillate and isolate.
While the terms extract and concentrate are often used interchangeably, they are unique processes. Concentrates can be made with or without solvents. Solventless concentrates, such as kief, hash and rosin, use physical methods, such as sifting, freezing and pressing, as well as heat and water extraction, to separate active ingredients from plant materials. Concentrates that are made using solvents like ethanol or butane include distillate and isolate. Solvents can strip the cannabinoids, terpenes and flavonoids from the plant, but these can be added back to the final product.
