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Black Currant Seed Oil

oil fat · 1 teaspoon

Black Currant Seed Oil scores 31 on the Healthy Body Index, with its clearest signal on AMPK.

31
HBI score · Poor

Why it scores low

  • Its strongest longevity signal is AMPK (6/10), backed by TELO.
  • HBI uses best-of-top-3 scoring, so black currant seed oil is credited for the pathways it excels at.

Dimension breakdown

0–100 per dimension
Longevity
AMPK · NRF2
57
Micronutrient
density
3
Phytochemical
ORAC
22
Anti-inflammatory
DII
90
Gut microbiome
prebiotic
0
Cardiovascular
K:Na
10

Longevity pathway activation

0–10 per pathway
AMPK
AMPK
6.0
NRF2
NRF2
5.0
AUTOPHAGY
Autophagy
3.0
SIRT
Sirtuin
4.0
mTOR↓
mTOR
5.0
SENO
Senolytic activity
3.0
NAD+
NAD+
1.0
TELO
Telomere
6.0

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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