Format hardly affects what you pay per milligram. Container size does. Across Canna River's Classic line, a gummy and a softgel both work out at 1.17 cents per milligram of CBD — not close, identical. Tinctures run from 1.33 cents in the small bottles down to 0.50 cents in the largest. So choosing a format is not really a price decision. It is a decision about how finely you want to measure, how many ingredients you are willing to accept, and whether you want to swallow it at all.
Every Classic format, side by side
Prices and strengths below were read from the product pages on October 25, 2026. Broad Spectrum and Full Spectrum are priced the same, so one row covers both.
| Format and size | Per unit | Container total | Price | Cents per mg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classic Tincture, 15 mL | 100 mg per mL | 1,500 mg | $20 | 1.33¢ |
| Classic Tincture, 30 mL | 100 mg per mL | 3,000 mg | $40 | 1.33¢ |
| Classic Tincture, 60 mL | 100 mg per mL | 6,000 mg | $60 | 1.00¢ |
| Classic Tincture, 120 mL | 100 mg per mL | 12,000 mg | $80 | 0.67¢ |
| Ultra Classic Tincture, 120 mL | 167 mg per mL | 20,000 mg | $100 | 0.50¢ |
| Classic Gummies, 30 count | 100 mg per gummy | 3,000 mg | $35 | 1.17¢ |
| Classic Softgels, 60 count | 100 mg per softgel | 6,000 mg | $70 | 1.17¢ |
| CBD Body Balm, 2 oz | Not a per-unit product | 5,000 mg across four cannabinoids | $50 | 1.00¢ per mg of total cannabinoid |
Two readings fall straight out of that table. The cheapest milligram in the catalog is in the biggest bottle, and the spread is almost three to one between a 15 mL tincture and a 120 mL Ultra. And gummies and softgels are a dead heat, which means anyone telling you one format is inherently better value is talking about a different brand's pricing.
What actually differs: the increment
This is the real decision, and no price table shows it.
- Tincture: continuously adjustable. The label states 100 mg of CBD per mL, so a quarter of a millilitre is about 25 mg and half is about 50 mg. It is the only format where you can land between numbers, and the only one where the amount depends on you reading a dropper correctly.
- Gummy: fixed at 100 mg, halvable. One gummy is one serving. Cutting one in two gets you to about 50 mg, and that is as fine as it goes.
- Softgel: fixed at 100 mg, full stop. A softgel cannot be divided. In exchange you get no taste, no measuring and a 0.5 mL shell you can count in a bag.
- Balm and lotion: not measured at all. A topical has no serving size. The useful number is the total cannabinoid load in the container, which is why it is priced per milligram of all four cannabinoids rather than per application.
What actually differs: the ingredient list
The spread here is wider than most people expect, and it runs in the opposite direction to convenience.
| Format | Ingredients | The list |
|---|---|---|
| Classic Tincture, Natural | 2 | MCT oil, hemp distillate |
| Classic Tincture, flavored | 4 | The two above, plus a food-grade flavor and sucralose |
| Classic Softgels | 5 | MCT oil, distillate, tapioca starch, vegetable glycerin, purified water |
| Classic Gummies | 10 | Tapioca syrup, sugar, pectin, distillate, CBD isolate, natural flavors, citric acid, sodium malate, natural color, stevia |
If a short label matters to you, the unflavored tincture is the shortest in the catalog at two ingredients, and it is also the cheapest per milligram. That combination is unusual, and it is worth knowing before you default to gummies.
How to choose, in three questions
- Do you need to adjust the amount, or do you want it fixed? Adjustable means a tincture. Fixed means a gummy or a softgel.
- Will you actually use it? A 120 mL bottle is the cheapest per milligram, and it also holds 120 millilitres you have to get through. Buying the cheapest milligram is a false economy if the bottle outlives your interest in it. The 15 mL at $20 exists for exactly this reason.
- Swallowed or applied? A balm and a gummy are not substitutes for each other and should not be compared on price per milligram as if they were. Balm versus lotion covers that choice on its own terms.
Two things that are the same whichever you pick
Broad Spectrum and Full Spectrum cost the same in every format, so spectrum is never a budget question — see what "Non-THC" means. And every format is covered by the same 60-day money-back guarantee and free US shipping outside Alaska and Hawaii, detailed in the guarantee, discounts and shipping post.
Frequently asked questions
Are CBD gummies or tinctures cheaper?
Tinctures, once the bottle is big enough. A 30 mL tincture is 1.33 cents per milligram against 1.17 for gummies, but the 60 mL is 1.00 and the 120 mL is 0.67.
How much CBD is in one millilitre of Canna River tincture?
100 mg in the Classic range, stated on the product page, and about 167 mg in the Ultra Classic. The Full Spectrum Classic also lists 2 mg of delta-9 THC per mL.
Can I split a softgel?
No. If you want amounts smaller than 100 mg, use a tincture, or halve a gummy.
Which format has the fewest ingredients?
The unflavored Natural tincture: MCT oil and hemp distillate.
Does a bigger bottle always cost less per milligram?
Not always. The 15 mL and 30 mL Classic Tinctures are both 1.33 cents per milligram; the saving starts at 60 mL.
Canna River products are intended for adults 21 and over. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any disease.
