CBD Types: CBD Isolate vs Full Spectrum CBD vs Broad Spectrum CBD

Posted by Akansha Gupta on December 28th, 2020

Cannabis and its compounds need no introduction today especially Cannabidiol, which is popular by its abbreviated name as CBD. It rose to prominence with its potential to prevent, treat, and cure several health-related issues like anxiety, stress, insomnia, chronic pain, tiredness to name a few. Its non-psychoactive has been a driving force that keeps on increasing the number of CBD users every day.

Presently CBD has its own well flourished market that just keeps on rising to greater heights. There are thousands of CBD products that users can choose from. But this wide range of products has brought about serious confusion in the minds of the CBD users. They do not know nor do they understand that which type of CBD is best for them. They are so full of doubts that even a little misinformed fact is more than enough to misguide them.

In this blog, we have come up to clarify your doubts and help you understand which type of CBD suits your needs the best. We will throw light on CBD isolate, full spectrum, and broad-spectrum CBD and try to understand the difference between the three. So, scroll down to clarify all your doubts and queries that have troubled your CBD shopping for a long time.

What is Cannabinoid?

Cannabinoids are practically a scientific term designated to define any and every compound extracted from the cannabis plants. There are about 480 compounds known that occur naturally in the cannabis plants. Out of which 144 are the cannabinoids that have been isolated and recognized by the scientist all over the world. The most notable cannabinoids so far include CBD and THC. In fact, the majority of the cannabis market still revolves around CBD and THC.

Both THC and CBD are highly appreciated for their therapeutic potential. They have been used as medicine to treat several ailments and life-threatening diseases. But since our topic revolves around the types of CBD, we shall ignore THC and focus more on CBD today.

CBD: A Therapeutic Cannabinoid

CBD is one of the most popular and highly potential cannabinoid compounds we know about. It is said to have the potential to prevent, treat, and cure many ailments and diseases. Besides helping to support our healthy lifestyles, CBD also has the potential to counteract the psychoactive effects of THC. But to cut down the psychoactive effects of THC, one needs to consume CBD in larger doses.

When taken in smaller to moderate amounts, one can experience many beneficial and healing effects of CBD. There is a wide range of CBD products available in the market that rules the business. Depending on our needs, we can choose the products. All of the CBD products are made using any one of the three types of CBD. These types are

• CBD isolate
• Full-spectrum CBD
• Broad-spectrum CBD

What is CBD Isolate?

In the world of CBD, you must have come across terms like full-spectrum, broad-spectrum, and CBD isolates many times. Let’s try to understand each of them in detail.

CBD isolate is the purest form of CBD extracted from the Hemp. It contains no other compound besides CBD. The CBD concentration in an isolate ranges near 99% and above. The naturally occurring CBD crystals are first purified to remove any other compound and then crushed into a fine powder. CBD isolate is extracted through the highest quality extraction process. But there are a few chances of the end product containing other compounds (cannabinoids) in traces.

What is Full Spectrum CBD?

Unlike CBD isolate, full-spectrum CBD carries a wide range of naturally occurring cannabinoids in it. When the CBD is extracted from the plant, it contains many other cannabinoids in smaller concentrations. This type of CBD also has some minor concentrations of THC in it.

The extracted compound is processed into something that can be safely consumed by us. The full spectrum CBD ensures that we get a healthy combination of cannabinoids that support health and alleviate ailments and diseases. Full-spectrum CBD provides higher relief from certain conditions than isolates.

What is Broad Spectrum CBD?

Broad-spectrum CBD is perfect for users who do not want THC to enter their system. It has a combination of all the other naturally occurring cannabinoids except THC. This means that you get all the health benefits that full-spectrum CBD provides without worrying about THC entering your system.

Although the extremely low THC concentration does not cause any psychoactive effects, if the user is against THC or undergoes drug tests often, he can use broad-spectrum CBD without any worries.