Indica Dominant Hybrid

Gastro Pop Strain

Also known as: Gastro Pop 5, GastroPop, Gastro Pop Cannabis

THC23% - 29%

CBD0% - 1%

Flowering8 to 9 weeks

Top terpenes: Myrcene, Caryophyllene, Limonene

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Quick answer

Gastro Pop is a Compound Genetics hybrid crossing Apples and Bananas with Grape Gas, typically testing 23% - 29% THC. Effects: Hungry, Relaxed, Euphoric, Happy.

Our TakeGord - senior buyer since 2016

Gastro Pop is Compound Genetics doing exactly what the name promises: gastronomy and soda pop in one jar. Apples and Bananas crossed with Grape Gas produces a dark, purple-streaked flower that smells like grape fizz over ripe fruit and a diesel snap, and eats like dessert with a main course attached. The high opens the appetite and lifts the mood before the body phase takes the chair. I hand it to food nights, appetite recovery and anyone bored of vanilla-forward dessert strains. I do not hand it to moderation challenges; at 23 to 29 percent THC it collects beginners. The honest downside: phenotype variance is real, and some cuts lean savoury-petrol instead of grape.

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Reported effects

Hungry0%

Relaxed0%

Euphoric0%

Happy0%

Sleepy0%

Lab Sheet

Strain facts – the numbers behind the high

THC Range

23% - 29%

Individual batches vary; craft lots often test higher.

CBD Range

0% - 1%

Trace amounts only. This is a THC-driven profile.

Type

Indica Dominant Hybrid

Ratio drives the shape of the high.

Top Terpenes

Myrcene · Caryophyllene · Limonene

The terpene leaders behind the flavour and feel.

Flowering Time

8 to 9 weeks

Grower reference for cultivar finish time.

Lineage

Apples and Bananas × Grape Gas (Compound Genetics)

Documented parent genetics.

Where this sits in the indica laneMost indicas test 15% to 22% THC

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Typical

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Gastro Pop Strain: 23% - 29% THC. Strong for a indica – but a known quantity, not an outlier.

The takeaway: Published ranges describe typical batches. Check the in-stock list above for the exact lot on the shelf today.

The story of Gastro Pop

Gastro Pop is Compound Genetics at full stride: Chris Lynch crossed two of the house’s own pillars, Apples and Bananas and Grape Gas, and the result became one of the defining boutique flowers of the mid-2020s. Gastro Pop 5 is the phenotype collectors chase; S1 seeds made it growable at scale. Its dramatic dark-purple bag appeal and grape-fizz terps spread it across menus fast, and it has already seeded second-generation crosses, the sign of a strain with real breeding value.

Terpene breakdown

Myrcene leads with the appetite pull and the body settle, caryophyllene supplies the petrol-spice snap that keeps the grape from being one-note, and limonene brightens the fruit. The fizz is real: a candied, carbonated grape note that survives the smoke better than most dessert terps.

Growing Gastro Pop

An 8 to 9 week finish with vigorous plants that stretch hard in early flower and darken dramatically late. Dense purple-streaked flowers with heavy resin. Phenotype variance is the main event: grape-sweet cuts and savoury-petrol cuts come from the same pack.

How to consume Gastro Pop

Dinner time is the honest slot. It makes food the event, then settles the evening comfortably. Great for appetite recovery and end-of-day stress. Beginners should respect the numbers: this is a high-THC cultivar with a fast onset.

Gastro Pop vs similar strains

Against Apples and Bananas, its parent, Gastro Pop is darker, fizzier and hungrier. Against Grape Gas, its other parent, it is sweeter and more layered. Indica dominant hybrids cover the wider lane.