Types of cannabis products that tCheck can test

Do you want to know more about the types of products the tCheck can test?  If so, please read below.  This information also includes definitions and base materials.

After you tap “Run Test” from the home screen, you’ll get a screen that looks something like this  

This screen is basically asking for the different sources for your cannabinoids. 

What do these four options mean? 

1. Decarbed Flower Infusion – choose this option if you used some sort of cannabis plant material to make your infusion.  For example, buds, trim, sugar leaf, or shake.  Please keep in mind that tCheck can only test your infusion if the plant material is fully decarboxylated or activated.  Please see our blog article on decarboxylation for more details on what that is and how-to decarb.  The next screen will ask you what type of oil was used to make the infusion. 
2. Isolate Infusion – choose this option if you made your infusion using some sort of winterized concentrate.  For example:  isolate, shatter, diamonds, crumble, distillate, honey oil (hash oil), or crystalline.  Most concentrates you purchase from a dispensary are winterized, meaning that all of the plant waxes, lipids, and chlorophyll has been removed.  The exceptions to this are FECO, RSO, and rosin.  On one of the subsequent screens, the app will ask you whether the concentrate has been decarbed or activated.  When the infusion is made with a concentrate, tCheck can test whether it has been fully decarbed or not decarbed.  Sorry, it cannot test material that is only partially decarbed.  The next screen will ask you what type of oil was used to make the infusion.   
   1. There may be a bit of confusion between this and the “Concentrate” test.  Choose 
      1. “Isolate infusion” if you are testing some sort of oil or alcohol tincture with concentrates mixed into it; or 
      2. “Concentrate” test if you are testing the concentrate directly and not an oil or tincture. 
3. Raw Flower (not decarbed) – choose this option if you want to test your raw dried flower before it goes into an infusion.  In order to use this capability, you’ll need the “Flower & Concentrate Expansion Kit” as it has the precision scale and reagents needed to run this test.   
4. Concentrate – choose this option if you want to test your winterized concentrates such as isolate, shatter, diamonds, etc.  In order to use this capability, you’ll need the “Flower & Concentrate Expansion Kit” as it has the precision scale and reagents needed to run this test. 

This screen asks what type of oil you used to make your infusion.  The Raw Flower and Concentrate tests will not ask you these questions. 

Olive Oil – This actually means Extra Virgin Olive Oil.  Non-Extra Virgin oils may be blended with other types of oils which may result in a slightly higher than expected reading. 

Coconut Oil – This includes both regular coconut oil as well as MCT (medium-chain triglyceride) coconut oil.  Regular coconut oil must be in a liquid melted state. DO NOT heat base material while in the tray. 

Butter – When measuring butter, be sure to use only a clear part of the butter without any milk solids.  This measurement type includes ghee or clarified butter.  If using butter, it must be in a liquid melted state.  DO NOT heat base material while in the tray. 

Alcohol – Any clear alcohol such as Everclear or vodka with a minimum of 120 proof.  Alcohols that are tinted or colored (i.e., rum, bourbon, brandy) will throw off the reading.