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Ditalini

grain · 1/2 cup dry (~1 cup cooked)

Ditalini scores 18 on the Healthy Body Index, with its clearest signal on NAD+.

18
HBI score · Depleting

Why it scores low

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

Dimension breakdown

0–100 per dimension
Longevity
AMPK · NRF2
27
Micronutrient
density
14
Phytochemical
ORAC
8
Anti-inflammatory
DII
19
Gut microbiome
prebiotic
15
Cardiovascular
K:Na
100

Longevity pathway activation

0–10 per pathway
AMPK
AMPK
1.0
NRF2
NRF2
1.0
AUTOPHAGY
Autophagy
1.0
SIRT
Sirtuin
1.0
mTOR↓
mTOR
2.0
SENO
Senolytic activity
1.0
NAD+
NAD+
4.0
TELO
Telomere
2.0

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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