Guide 01 · 7 min read
How to read a COA
Confirm the product and batch, find the terpene panel, check the units, and note whether the report shows individual compounds or only a total.
Learn
Read the report without pretending it says more than it does.
Short, practical guides for understanding terpene panels, batch variation, and the limits of aroma matching. Each one lists the research it relies on.
Guide 02 · 4 min read
Why strain names drift
Genetics, phenotype selection, harvest timing, storage and the lab itself can all change the measured profile attached to the same market name.
Guide 03 · 4 min read
Do terpenes predict effects?
Current evidence does not support turning a terpene panel into a dependable promise about an individual’s experience. NOSE intentionally stops at aroma comparison.
Guide 04 · 5 min read
Intensity versus character
Total terpene concentration may affect how loud a profile is, while the relative mix helps describe its measured character. Both can matter, but they answer different questions.
Guide 05 · 5 min read
What a lab report can’t smell
Terpenes are most of what a lab measures for aroma, not everything you smell. What research found behind skunk, gas, savory and sweet notes, and what that means for a match.
Guide 06 · 4 min read
Why your jar is drier than its report
Moisture and water activity measure different things. What the 0.55–0.65 range means, what a Pass-only report leaves out, and why a report is a snapshot of test day.
Want the math behind a match?
The methodology page sets out exactly how NOSE turns a terpene panel into a score, and where that score can be wrong.