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Baba Ganoush

condiment · 2 tablespoons (heaping)

Baba Ganoush scores 38 on the Healthy Body Index, with its clearest signal on NRF2.

38
HBI score · Poor

Why it scores low

  • Its strongest longevity signal is NRF2 (4/10), backed by mTOR↓.
  • HBI uses best-of-top-3 scoring, so baba ganoush is credited for the pathways it excels at.

Dimension breakdown

0–100 per dimension
Longevity
AMPK · NRF2
40
Micronutrient
density
12
Phytochemical
ORAC
32
Anti-inflammatory
DII
65
Gut microbiome
prebiotic
30
Cardiovascular
K:Na
10

Longevity pathway activation

0–10 per pathway
AMPK
AMPK
3.0
NRF2
NRF2
4.0
AUTOPHAGY
Autophagy
2.0
SIRT
Sirtuin
3.0
mTOR↓
mTOR
4.0
SENO
Senolytic activity
2.0
NAD+
NAD+
3.0
TELO
Telomere
4.0

HBI uses best-of-top-3 scoring — a food is judged on the pathways it excels at, not diluted by the ones it doesn’t touch.

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