An unflavored Canna River tincture contains two ingredients: MCT oil and hemp distillate. Add a flavor and the list grows to four, and the fourth is sucralose. That is the whole shape of it — a Canna River tincture is mostly carrier oil, with cannabinoids dissolved in it and, in three of the four flavors, a sweetener to cover the taste. Below is every list, for every line and flavor, read off the product pages on October 25, 2026.
Every tincture, every flavor
Swap "Broad Spectrum" for "Full Spectrum" and the lists are otherwise identical, so one row covers both.
| Tincture | Natural (unflavored) | Sweet Mint or Mango Peach | Lemon Raspberry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classic and Ultra Classic | MCT oil, hemp distillate | + natural food-grade flavor, sucralose | + natural and artificial food-grade flavor, sucralose |
| CBD + CBG | MCT oil, hemp distillate, CBG isolate | + natural food-grade flavor, sucralose | + natural and artificial food-grade flavor, sucralose |
| CBD + CBN | MCT oil, hemp distillate, CBN isolate, terpene blend | + natural food-grade flavor, sucralose | + natural and artificial food-grade flavor, sucralose |
| CBD + CBN + CBG | MCT oil, hemp distillate, CBN isolate, CBG isolate | + natural food-grade flavor, sucralose | + natural and artificial food-grade flavor, sucralose |
Two patterns are worth pulling out, because neither is advertised. Sucralose appears in every flavored tincture and in none of the Natural ones, across all five lines, so Natural is the only way to buy a Canna River tincture without a sweetener in it. And Lemon Raspberry is the only flavor that uses an artificial flavoring; Sweet Mint and Mango Peach are natural flavor only. If that distinction matters to you, it is not something you would learn from the flavor names.
One line has an ingredient the others don't: the CBD + CBN tinctures list a terpene blend after the isolate. It is the only Canna River tincture range that lists terpenes as a separate ingredient rather than relying on whatever the distillate carries.
MCT oil: what it is, and what the label leaves out
MCT stands for medium-chain triglycerides: a fat built from fatty acids with medium-length carbon chains, most commonly caprylic acid (octanoic acid, eight carbons, PubChem CID 379) and capric acid (decanoic acid, ten carbons, CID 2969). Compared with the long-chain fats in most cooking oils, these are shorter molecules, which makes MCT oil thinner, more or less tasteless, and very stable on a shelf.
It is in the bottle for a straightforward chemical reason: cannabinoids are fat-soluble and not meaningfully water-soluble, so they need a fat to dissolve in. MCT oil is the industry default because it is neutral in flavor, pours easily from a dropper and does not go rancid quickly. At 100 mg of CBD per millilitre, the cannabinoids make up a small fraction of the liquid; the overwhelming majority of what is in the bottle is this oil.
Here is what the label does not say: which plant the MCT oil comes from. Commercial MCT oil is usually fractionated from coconut or palm kernel oil, and some brands say so outright — Cornbread Hemp, for instance, lists "Organic Medium Chain Coconut Oil". Canna River's labels say "MCT Oil" and stop there. If you avoid coconut or palm for allergy or sourcing reasons, that is a question for customer service rather than something the panel answers.
Sucralose: 600 times sweeter, so the amount is tiny
Sucralose is a chlorinated sugar derivative, C12H19Cl3O8, PubChem CID 71485, best known under the brand name Splenda. The FDA regulates it as a food additive and approved it for 15 food categories in 1998 and as a general-purpose sweetener in 1999, after reviewing more than 110 studies. Its acceptable daily intake is 5 mg per kilogram of body weight per day.
The reason it shows up in a tincture rather than sugar is arithmetic: the FDA puts sucralose at about 600 times sweeter than table sugar, so a tiny quantity sweetens a whole bottle, and unlike sugar it dissolves into an oil-based product without adding bulk or feeding anything. It is also heat stable, which matters for a product that may sit in a warm cupboard.
It appears last on every flavored list, which under ingredient-declaration convention means it is present in the smallest amount of anything named. If you would rather not have it at all, buy Natural.
Hemp distillate and isolates, as ingredients
"Broad Spectrum Hemp Distillate" and "Full Spectrum Hemp Distillate" are the cannabinoid source, and "CBN Isolate" or "CBG Isolate" are single purified cannabinoids added to hit a specific ratio. The spec panel adds one more sourcing fact: non-GMO hemp grown in the United States, tested by batch. For the difference between a distillate and an isolate, and why a formula often uses both, see hemp distillate vs isolate.
What the pet tinctures do differently
The pet range is not the human formula with a different label. None of the three pet tinctures contains sucralose. Bacon and Chicken use a pet-safe natural and artificial food-grade flavor; Salmon uses no added flavoring at all and instead lists wild Alaskan salmon oil as a second carrier alongside the MCT oil. See the pet tincture and treats guide for the strengths.
What is not in the bottle
- Alcohol. The product page is explicit that this is an oil-based tincture, not an alcohol-based one, which is the older meaning of the word.
- Sugar. Nothing in any list is a caloric sweetener.
- Declared preservatives or added vitamins. Neither appears on any of the five lines.
- Water. An oil and a water phase would need an emulsifier; there is none, because there is no water.
Two practical notes from the same page: tinctures are intended to be held under the tongue for 20 to 30 seconds before swallowing, and the instruction "do not cook with or heat tinctures" is printed in plain language. Heat is also what degrades cannabinoids over time, covered in shelf life and storage.
Frequently asked questions
Which Canna River tinctures have no sweetener?
The Natural (unflavored) version of every line. Every Sweet Mint, Mango Peach and Lemon Raspberry tincture contains sucralose.
What is MCT oil made from?
Medium-chain fatty acids, typically caprylic (C8) and capric (C10) acid. Commercial MCT oil is usually fractionated from coconut or palm kernel oil, but the Canna River label names only "MCT Oil".
Do the flavored tinctures contain artificial flavoring?
Lemon Raspberry lists natural and artificial food-grade flavor. Sweet Mint and Mango Peach list natural flavor only.
Is there alcohol in a Canna River tincture?
No. It is oil-based.
How many ingredients does a tincture have in total?
Two for Classic Natural, three or four for the cannabinoid blends, and two more for any flavored version. The shortest list in the catalog is the Classic Natural tincture.
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.
