CBD flower or resin: 4 differences measured on the batch

1.1 Concentration

The cannabinoids and terpenes of hemp are produced in the trichomes, small glands whose mature heads measure between 70 and 120 microns. A flower contains those trichomes and everything else: bracts, sugar leaves, thin stems. A resin ideally keeps only the heads. For the same amount of material, the cannabinoid content therefore rises mechanically.

The two batches compared here show it. The Super Boof flower, batch PG-26-047F, measures 9.6% CBD and 0.2% THC by HPLC. The Frozen Hash resin, batch PG-26-AA10, measures 15.0% CBD, with 1.0% CBG, 0.3% CBC and 0.3% CBN, for a Δ⁹-THC strictly below 0.30%. The other resins in the catalogue sit in the same zone: 15.9% for the 120u, 16.3% for the Bubble, 14.9% for the 3xfff. On the flower side, Fruit Cake measures 11.6%, NYC Diesel and Amnesia Haze 11.7%.

The market ranges published by a competitor in April 2026 give 5 to 25% CBD for a flower and 15 to 77% for a resin. The top of that second range corresponds to concentrates, not to water or dry-sift hash. What matters is not the range but the figure for the batch on sale, to the decimal, on the certificate.

1.2 Texture

A flower is a dried bud, more or less dense depending on the variety and the growing method; it crumbles between the fingers and reacts to the humidity of the air. Super Boof is grown in a cold greenhouse, with passive ventilation, without synthetic pesticides.

A resin takes on the texture of its process. Separated in ice water from a frozen plant and then hand-pressed, Frozen Hash is pliable and lighter in colour than a dried hash. A dry sift stays a powder, pressed or not. An Afghan hash is a compact slab. The Frozen Hash product page recommends storage between 10 and 20 °C; the glossary specifies that a frozen is kept in the cold and away from light.

1.3 Terpenes

The molecules are the same on both sides: myrcene, β-caryophyllene, limonene, humulene, α-pinene, linalool. What differs is how well they are preserved. Drying a flower loses part of the volatile terpenes; freezing a whole plant immediately preserves them, which explains the aromatic intensity of a frozen. Super Boof shows a humulene signature behind a fruity, soft profile; Frozen Hash a woody, resinous profile marked by β-caryophyllene. In both cases, the profile is quantified by GC-MS on the batch certificate.

When vaporised, these terpenes are released between 155 °C (α-pinene) and 198 °C (linalool), and CBD between 160 and 180 °C, according to the indicative ranges published on the site. The density of a resin changes how those ranges are read, not the temperatures themselves.

1.4 Price per gram

At the first tier, the resin costs more: €8.95/g for 2 g of Frozen Hash against €7.95/g for 2 g of Super Boof. At the 10 g tier, €6.49/g against €5.29/g. At 100 g, the gap closes: €2.14/g against €2.05/g. Across the whole catalogue, flowers start at €1.50/g at the 100 g tier (Skywalker OG) and resins range from €1.19 to €2.38/g at the same tier.

Per gram of CBD, the ranking reverses. At 100 g, one gram of CBD costs €21.4 with the flower (€2.05 ÷ 9.6%) and €14.3 with the resin (€2.14 ÷ 15.0%). At 2 g, €82.8 against €59.7. That is the effect of concentration: the price per gram of material is close, the price per gram of cannabidiol is not.

To put these values in context, a 2026 market survey places flower sold by the unit in shops between €3 and €12/g, with most decent flowers between €1.50 and €4/g; the competitor comparison cited above gives €5 to €18/g for a resin.

The table comes with one caveat: these are two dated batches. Another batch of Super Boof or Frozen Hash will have its own values, and the product page always states the number of the batch tested.

Neither the flower nor the resin is a foodstuff. The uses that remain are vaporisation, collecting and aromatic tasting. Three markers:

• Vaporisation. The flower provides more plant material per gram, the resin more cannabinoids per gram; the indicative temperature ranges are the same (CBD 160-180 °C). The which CBD to choose questionnaire points, in four questions, towards flowers, resins or external-use oils.
• Aroma. A cold-processed resin keeps the volatile terpenes; a flower expresses the variety, with the nuances of its growing method (indoor, greenhouse, open field).
• Budget. Per gram of material, the two formats are close at 100 g; per gram of CBD, the resin costs less on the batches compared.

In every case, the same check applies: variety name listed in the catalogue, batch number, downloadable certificate, THC quantified below 0.30%. Phytogrammes product pages display these four elements; no property is claimed, in line with the framework recalled by the MILDECA.

• Phytogrammes, Super Boof product page, batch PG-26-047F (HPLC, growing, price per tier)
• Phytogrammes, Frozen Hash product page, batch PG-26-AA10 (HPLC, process, storage, price)
• Phytogrammes, CBD flowers category (72 references, from €1.50/g, content of Fruit Cake, NYC Diesel, Amnesia Haze)
• Phytogrammes, resins and hash category (15 references, €1.19 to €2.38/g, content of the 120u, Bubble, 3xfff)
• Phytogrammes, glossary "120u" (size of trichome heads)
• Phytogrammes, glossary "Frozen hash" (terpenes and freezing, storage)
• Phytogrammes, "CBD vaporisation temperature" (indicative ranges)
• Gardenz, "Fleur ou résine CBD: guide comparatif" (in French), 10 April 2026 (market ranges)
• Le Green Spot, "Prix fleur de CBD: combien ça coûte au gramme?" (in French, 2026 survey)
• Légifrance, order of 30 December 2021 (article 1, I and III)
• Conseil d'État, decision of 29 December 2022, no. 444887
• MILDECA, "Le CBD" (framework, ban on claims)
• ISO/IEC 17025