The Official Cannabis Independent strain guides
Rainbow Runtz No 58 Shop
The Official Cannabis collection · sheet 58No 58 · Rainbow Runtzvs Gushers

Comparison

Rainbow Runtz vs Gushers

Both carry Gelato genetics: Leafly lists Gushers, which it files as TK41 for legal reasons, as Triangle Kush × Gelato 41, and Gelato #41 is also a parent of Chosen Seeds’ Rainbow Runtz.1,2 In state labs Gushers tests about the same: 20.95% median THC across 177 tests, against 21.73% for Rainbow Runtz from only 77 tests, a small sample.3

Side by side

Rainbow RuntzGushers
TypeHybrid; Leafly files it under indica, AllBud lists 50/504,5Hybrid; mostly calming1
LineageDisputed: Zkittlez × Do-Si-Dos, or Runtz × RS11 (Wizard Trees), among other crosses2,4Triangle Kush × Gelato 411
Median THC (state lab tests)21.73% (77 tests); small sample20.95% (177 tests)
Middle half of THC results17.89%–25.33%17.77%–23.83%
Top terpenes (median)Too few tests report individual terpenes (4 of 77)β-Caryophyllene, Limonene, Linalool (74 tests)
Leafly’s top effectsRelaxed, sleepy, hungry4Tingly, relaxed, euphoric1
Flavor (Leafly)Pear, rose, flowery4Tropical, sweet, berry1
Leafly THC listing25%422%1

Lab rows come from the same state lab dataset and matching rules for both strains.3

Lab-tested THC: Rainbow Runtz vs Gushers

16% 18% 20% 22% 24% 26% Rainbow Runtz Rainbow Runtz: median 21.73%, middle half 17.89%–25.33%, 77 tests 21.7% n=77 Gushers Gushers: median 20.95%, middle half 17.77%–23.83%, 177 tests 20.9% n=177 Median total THC (dot) and middle half of tests (bar)
Median and middle half of total THC in state lab tests. Small sample: Rainbow Runtz has only 77 tests.3

Candy names

Leafly avoids both candy names: it files Gushers as TK41, saying the strain goes by a popular fruit snack name it will not mention for legal reasons, and lists Zkittlez, a grandparent of most Rainbow Runtz versions through Runtz, as The Original Z.1,6,7 Leafly says Runtz itself is named after the sugary sweet candy.8 Gushers has its own guide in the Official Cannabis network at gushersstrain.com.

Which is easier to find

On Oct 4, 2026, 95 stores within 50 miles of Los Angeles listed Rainbow Runtz flower on Weedmaps, against 70 stores for Gushers; around New York the counts were 27 and 17.9

More comparisons

Sources

  1. Leafly, TK41 (aka White Gushers) strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  2. Weedmaps, Rainbow Runtz (aka Rainbow RZ) strain page. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  3. Cannlytics (CC BY 4.0), cannabis_results: public state lab results (filtered and aggregated by Official Cannabis). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  4. Leafly, Rainbow Runtz (aka Rainbow Runts) strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  5. AllBud, Rainbow Runtz marijuana strain information and reviews. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  6. Leafly, The Original Z (aka Z) strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  7. Leafly, Runtz (aka Runtz OG, Gelato Zkittlez) strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  8. Leafly, Leafly’s 100 best weed strains of all time (2026-07-14). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  9. Weedmaps listings, compiled by Official Cannabis, Weedmaps flower menu snapshot, 27 US markets, Oct 4, 2026. Accessed Oct 4, 2026. Latest capture Oct 4, 2026.