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. 2023 Oct 9;8(5):899–910. doi: 10.1089/can.2022.0188

Table 9.

Recovery (Accuracy of Selected Terpenes) Using Indoor-Growing High THC Chemovar (Sample No. 1441)

Compound Analysis w/w (mg/g) (n=3) Spiked amount w/w (mg/g) (n=6) Found amount w/w (mg/g) SD %Recovery RE%
α-Pinene 0.398±0.019 0.050 0.456 0.025 117% 17%
0.250 0.660 0.023 105% 5%
0.500 0.941 0.022 109% 9%
β-Pinene 0.221±0.013 0.050 0.278 0.016 114% 14%
0.250 0.479 0.018 103% 3%
0.500 0.744 0.018 105% 5%
β-Myrcene 0.515±0.012 0.050 0.564 0.049 98% −2%
0.250 0.744 0.011 92% −8%
0.500 1.045 0.068 106% −6%
Limonene 0.057±0.001 0.050 0.107 0.010 99% −1%
0.250 0.286 0.017 92% −8%
0.500 0.508 0.013 90% −10%
Terpinolene 0.349±0.013 0.050 0.395 0.031 92% −8%
0.250 0.565 0.003 86% −14%
0.500 0.806 0.037 91% −9%
Linalool 0.094±0.005 0.050 0.148 0.009 109% 9%
0.250 0.346 0.018 101% 1%
0.500 0.588 0.008 99% −1%
α-Terpineol 0.050±0.001 0.050 0.105 0.004 110% 10%
0.250 0.336 0.025 115% 15%
0.500 0.585 0.011 107% 7%
β-Caryophyllene 1.007±0.099 0.050 1.056 0.065 97% −3%
0.250 1.283 0.073 110% 10%
0.500 1.585 0.055 115% 15%
α-Humulene 0.282±0.023 0.050 0.331 0.017 98% −2%
0.250 0.544 0.032 105% 5%
0.500 0.800 0.010 104% 4%
Caryophyllene oxide 0.109±0.006 0.050 0.161 0.008 103% 3%
0.250 0.342 0.015 93% –7%
0.500 0.565 0.006 91% –9%

RE%=relative recovery percentage.