# Sauce

> Sauce is a runny, terpene-rich cannabis concentrate, usually the liquid fraction that separates when THCA crystallises out of an extract, often sold with diamonds.

- Canonical: https://genetixbay.com/knowledge/glossary/sauce.html
- Also written: terp sauce, terpene sauce, HTFSE, high-terpene full-spectrum extract, HTE, high terpene extract
- Glossary category: Processing · Evidence: Established
- Status: Draft: awaiting expert review · Updated: 2026-10-31
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Sauce is a liquid to syrupy concentrate high in [terpenes](https://genetixbay.com/knowledge/glossary/terpene.md) and other volatile compounds. It most often forms when [THCA](https://genetixbay.com/knowledge/glossary/thca.md) crystallises out of an extract: the [crystals](https://genetixbay.com/knowledge/glossary/trichome.md) (diamonds) separate from a liquid fraction that holds most of the aroma and a share of the [cannabinoids](https://genetixbay.com/knowledge/glossary/cannabinoid.md). That fraction, known in the industry as a high-terpene full-spectrum extract (HTFSE), is sold alone or with the crystals.

## In practice

Sauce is usually made from [fresh frozen material](https://genetixbay.com/knowledge/glossary/fresh-frozen.md) ([live resin](https://genetixbay.com/knowledge/glossary/live-resin.md) sauce), though [cured](https://genetixbay.com/knowledge/glossary/curing.md) sauce exists. Because it holds most of the volatile chemistry, it's chosen for flavour. Its cannabinoid percentage is lower than diamonds, while its terpene percentage on a [terpene test](https://genetixbay.com/knowledge/glossary/terpene-test.md) can be far higher than flower's. Rosin can produce a sauce-like texture as well. GenetixBay defines the product only and gives no processing information.

## Don't confuse with

- **Diamonds**: the crystalline THCA fraction.
- **Terpene isolates**: single terpenes, often not cannabis-derived, sold for flavouring.
- **Badder**: whipped and opaque, not runny.

## Related terms

[Diamonds](https://genetixbay.com/knowledge/glossary/diamonds.md), [Live resin](https://genetixbay.com/knowledge/glossary/live-resin.md), [Terpene](https://genetixbay.com/knowledge/glossary/terpene.md), [Badder](https://genetixbay.com/knowledge/glossary/badder.md), [Solvent-based extract](https://genetixbay.com/knowledge/glossary/solvent-based-extract.md)