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Cheese

Also listed as Auto Cheese, Cheese Auto, Cheese Regular

VerifiedIndica-leaningType II — myrcene/pinene

Most-cited cross: Old Skunk#1 × Afghani#1
Breeders on record: Dinafem Seeds, Fast Buds
Median THC: 16.2% · 207 tests
Total terpenes: 1.57%

Commonly reported: relaxed, happy, euphoric, uplifted, hungry · tastes cheese, earthy, pungent

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Type labels are reported marketing/morphology labels, not chemistry. Basis: breeder ratio.

Genetics

Family tree

Cheese

Afghani#1Verified
Old Skunk#1Verified

Verified
Well-supported
Reported
Folklore
Disputed

Bred from Cheese

Blue Cheese Dairy Queen Pineapple Chunk Cheese Quake Black Cherry Cheesecake Wedding Cheesecake Confidential Cheese Critical Cheese Deep Cheese Kiss Cheese S1 Cheesequake F2 SoGouda Cheese CBD Cheese x Afghani Edam Bomb Old School Pineapple Chunk S1

Genetics

Lineage claims

Old Skunk#1 × Afghani#1
Verified
Stated by Dinafem Seeds
- Dinafem product page: Cheese (2026-10-18)

Lab data

Cannabinoids

THC16.2%n=207
CBG0.45%n=189
THCV0.12%n=35
CBD0.07%n=75
CBC0.05%n=83
CBN0.00%n=60

Bar = median; line = lowest to highest test. Public lab records; values vary by grower and lab.

Lab data

Terpenes

Myrcene0.39%n=50
β-Caryophyllene0.24%n=50
Limonene0.15%n=50
Humulene0.09%n=50
β-Pinene0.08%n=43
Linalool0.06%n=49
α-Pinene0.06%n=50
Bisabolol0.02%n=42

Good for

Use cases

Appetite95th
Clear-headed86th
Energy80th
Social73th
Relaxation65th
Focus56th
Stress52th
Sleep28th
Pain21th
Creativity21th

Percentile vs. other strains, from user-reported effects plus lab terpenes. Terpene links to effects are hypotheses with weak evidence; faded bars are terpene-only.

Awards

🏆 Cannabis cup record

#3
The Emerald Cup 2022
Personal Use Flower · entered by Matt Jones
reported · source
#2
HighLife Cup (Highlife Hemp Fair, Utrecht/Amsterdam) 2021
Categorie G – Skunk varieties · entered by Coffeeshop Dizzy Duck
reported · source
#3
High Times Cannabis Cup / Medical Cannabis Cup (United States editions) 2017
CBD Flower · entered by King Crop by Rocky Mountain Kush
reported · source
#2
Dope Cup 2017
Best Oil · entered by Gaga Platinum Extracts
reported · source
#2
Spannabis Champions Cup 2016
Outdoor · entered by Tierra Madre
✓ official results · source
#3
BioCup 2016
D.G.Rass Indicas · entered by Pablo
reported · source
#2
Spannabis Champions Cup 2015
Outdoor · entered by Tierra Madre
✓ official results · source
#1
Spannabis Champions Cup 2013
Outdoor · entered by Greenhouse Seeds
✓ official results · source
#2
Treating Yourself Expo 2012
Compassion Clubs Cup · entered by Northern Ontario Compassion Club
reported · source
#2
Treating Yourself Expo 2011
Seed Company Indica Cup · entered by Big Buddha
reported · source
#1
Dopefiend Cup 2011
Flowers Competition Winners · entered by Yosser Hughes
reported · source
★
The Emerald Cup 2010
02
reported · source
#2
IC420 / ICMag 420 Growers Cup 2008
Indica · entered by HortiLab
reported · source
#2
High Times Cannabis Cup (Amsterdam) 2008
Indica Cup · entered by Homegrown Fantaseeds
✓ official results · source
#3
High Times Cannabis Cup (Amsterdam) 2004
Peoples Cup · entered by Homegrown Fantasy
reported · source