Edible dosage calculation made easy!
What is Ediblix?
Imagine you’re sitting at home, the smell of freshly baked brownies in the air, and your anticipation is building. Your stomach is growling, your taste buds are already doing the samba, and you’re thinking to yourself, „It’s going to be a special brownie today!“ But wait! What was that again about the dosage? Too little and the special magic doesn’t happen, too much and you start an unplanned trip to Wonderland with no return ticket.
That’s when it rings – not at the door, but in your head: „Ediblix to the rescue!“ This is not the latest superhero from a comic book, but your faithful companion in the world of Edibles. With Ediblix, you no longer play dosage roulette or need the talent of a wizard. Instead, you get the perfect guide for your palate – neither too strong, nor too lax, but just right. Why bother with math when it’s all about indulgence? Let Ediblix do the math and enjoy biting into happiness!
What are edibles?
Edibles are foods or beverages that are infused with cannabis and offer a tasty way to enjoy the benefits of cannabis. They are popular with many people because they open up an alternative to smoking or vaporizing cannabis. The dosage of edibles is crucial to ensure an enjoyable and predictable experience. Proper dosing will help you avoid unwanted effects such as overdosing or having too weak of an effect. By properly handling cannabis in the kitchen, you can achieve the experience you want and reap all the benefits to the fullest.
How-To: Calculate edibles step-by-step
Basic ingredient calculation
To calculate the respective total cannabinoid amount in the base ingredients for edibles, we use the following formulas. These calculations allow us to determine the amount of THC in the base ingredients for edibles and ensure accurate dosing. As an example, here we use as an output the cannabinoid THCA (converted to THC) with an applied decarboxylation efficiency.
Calculation of the weight of THCA
per gram of flower or extract:
| 10% THC | 100 mg THCA per 1,000 mg cannabis |
| 15% THC | 150 mg THCA per 1,000 mg cannabis |
| 20% THC | 200 mg THCA per 1,000 mg cannabis |
Calculation of total THCA
assuming we have 5 g of flowers or extract.
Total amount of THCA (mg) per gram x number of grams = total amount of THCA (mg) starting material
| 10% THCA | 100 mg THCA × 5 = 500 mg THCA |
| 15% THCA | 150 mg THCA × 5 = 750 mg THCA |
| 20% THCA | 200 mg THCA × 5 = 1,000 mg THCA |
Calculation of the amount of THC after decarboxylation
In this exaple we used an efficiency of 90% (0.9).
Total amount of THCA (mg) starting material x decarboxylation efficiency = Total amount of THC (mg) starting material
| 500 mg THCA | 500 mg THCA × 0.9 = 450 mg THC |
| 750 mg THCA | 750 mg THCA × 0.9 = 675 mg THC |
| 1,000 mg THCA | 1,000 mg THCA × 0.9 = 900 mg THC |
Recipe-based dosing
Edibles dosage per serving can be calculated using the following formula:
Desired dosage per serving (in mg THC) multiplied by the number of servings in the recipe, divided by the potency of the cannabis-containing base ingredient (in mg THC per gram), equals the amount of cannabis-containing base preparation required per recipe (in grams).
This recipe-based dosing method allows the amount of cannabis-containing base to be matched exactly to the desired dosage in the prescription. However, the potency of the base ingredient must be known in advance to ensure accurate dosing.
A little explanation
Let’s say you want to make 12 cookies, each with 5 mg THC per cookie, and your cannabutter has a potency of 7.5 mg THC per gram.
The calculation is as follows:
5 mg THC x 12 cookies : 7.5 mg THC/g = 8 g cannabutter
This means that you should use 8 grams of cannabutter in your recipe to achieve the desired dosage of 5 mg THC per cookie for a total of 12 cookies.
Dosage example
Cannabutter as basic ingredient
The dosage of cannabinoids in edibles is critical to achieve an appropriate and predictable effect. Following is an example of calculating the THC content in mg and percent in the cannabutter, based on the values given:
Suppose we use 10 g of cannabis with a THCA content of 20%. This means that 20% of the mass is the cannabinoid THCA. First, we calculate the total amount of THCA in the cannabis flowers or extract.
THCA total
| Cannabis weight (in g) x THCA content (in %) = total THCA content |
| 10 g cannabis x 0.2 (20 % THCA) = 2 g THCA |
THC after decarboxylation
Since we assume 90% efficiency in decarboxylation, we calculate the amount of THC after decarboxylation.
| THCA total x efficiency = THC after decarboxylation |
| 2 g THCA x 0.9 (90% efficiency) = 1.8 g (1800 mg) THC |
Info: During decarboxylation, the cannabinoids present in the flowers in their acid form (e.g. THCA or CBDA) are converted into their active form (THC or CBD) by heat.
Potency of Cannabutter
Now let’s consider the weight of the butter/margarine, which in this case is 250g.
To calculate the amount of THC in 1 g of cannabutter, we divide the total THC by the weight of the cannabutter.
| THC after decarboxylation / weight of cannabutter = THC in 1 g of butter |
| 1.8 g THC / 250 g = 0.0072 g (7.2 mg) THC |
This means that 1 g of cannabutter has a THC content of 7.2 mg (0.72%).
Generel information
These calculations help us determine the THC content in mg and percent in the final cannabutter product. The values are useful to accurately determine the dosage of our edibles and ensure a controlled and enjoyable experience.
Cannalicious Chocolate Cookies
To calculate the THC content per cookie in the recipe Cannalicious Chocolate Cookies, we divide the total amount of THC in the cannabutter by the number of cookies. Let’s say we have 250 g of cannabutter with a total THC content of 1800 mg.
Total amount of THC / Number of cookies =THC content per cookie
| 15 cookies | 1800 mg / 15 = 120 mg THC |
| 20 cookies | 1800 mg / 20 = 90 mg THC |
| 25 cookies | 1800 mg / 25 = 72 mg THC |
This means, each cookie in this recipe contains about 72 mg THC for a number of 25 cookies.
What should be done if the dosage is too high?
For a medium dosage we proceed as follows. The recipe is designed for 25 cookies, if we want each to contain 10 mg of THC we use the following formula. It describes how to calculate the total amount of cannabutter needed to reach a certain amount of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) per cookie. The cannabutter is then made up with regular butter to the total amount needed for the recipe.
| Total amount of THC / THC content per gram of cannabutter = Amount of cannabutter required |
| 250 mg THC / 7.2 mg THC per g cannabutter = 34.72 g cannabutter |
In words: We divide the total amount of THC needed in the recipe by the content of THC per gram in the cannabutter. The result is the amount of cannabutter we need.
The cookies require a total of 250 grams of (canna-) butter. So we use about 35 grams of cannabutter and 215 grams of regular butter for the recipe.
Please note that these are approximate amounts and the actual dosage may vary depending on individual preparation and distribution.
Edible dosage calculator
Basic ingredients calculator
Cannabinoid calculator (proportion in milligrams)
8550.00 mg THC / 450.00 mg CBD
Cannabinoid content of the base ingredient
* During decarboxylation, cannabinoids are converted from their acid form (THCA/CBDA) to their active form (THC/CBD). Some can be lost during this process. Therefore we assume a decarboxylation efficiency of 0.9 (90%) by default and reflect this in the final result.
Recipe based dosing
Cannabinoids per serving
Cannabinoid content for individual servings
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