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24 October 2026

CBD isolate, broad spectrum and full spectrum: a buyer's comparison

Two offers can both say CBD and describe different materials. The words isolate, broad spectrum and full spectrum have to be on the page before the percentage means anything.

Isolate is a single-cannabinoid ingredient

Isolate is cannabidiol refined so that other cannabinoids and most other plant compounds are removed. It is typically a white crystalline solid, with little flavour, and it dissolves in oil or fat. Buyers often write a purity target above 95 percent, sometimes above 98 percent. Those are targets until a lot result exists.

If the finished good is a water-based drink, crystalline isolate is the wrong line unless it has been processed into a water-soluble grade. That grade has its own concentration and its own page.

Full spectrum keeps more of the plant. Broad spectrum is refined further

Full spectrum distillate is usually a dark amber oil. Trade targets often fall around 70 to 85 percent CBD, with other cannabinoids still in the oil. THC can be one of them. Broad spectrum distillate is refined to bring THC down. Trade conversation often puts CBD around 80 to 92 percent for that grade. Neither range is your certificate.

Do not read broad spectrum as a promise of zero THC. Write the THC ceiling your country requires. In Thailand, an extract above 0.2 percent THC follows a stricter export path. A sample of isolate does not approve a distillate, and a sample of broad spectrum does not approve full spectrum.

How to compare two quotes

Put four lines next to each other: the format, the CBD result and its basis, the THC result, and the lot identity. A quote that says high purity or full spectrum with no number is not comparable to one that has both. Terpenes, added or native, are a fifth line if aroma matters to the formula.

We share pricing only after due diligence, and only for the specification you sent. Start with the isolate page or the distillate page, then use the quote form.

Related: how ordering works, certificates, FAQ.

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