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Durum Wheat

grain · 1/4 cup dry

Durum Wheat scores 51 on the Healthy Body Index, with its clearest signal on NAD+.

51
HBI score · Below average

Why it scores the way it does

  • Its strongest longevity signal is NAD+ (7/10), backed by mTOR↓.
  • HBI uses best-of-top-3 scoring, so durum wheat is credited for the pathways it excels at.

Dimension breakdown

0–100 per dimension
Longevity
AMPK · NRF2
57
Micronutrient
density
19
Phytochemical
ORAC
42
Anti-inflammatory
DII
65
Gut microbiome
prebiotic
50
Cardiovascular
K:Na
100

Longevity pathway activation

0–10 per pathway
AMPK
AMPK
4.0
NRF2
NRF2
3.0
AUTOPHAGY
Autophagy
2.0
SIRT
Sirtuin
3.0
mTOR↓
mTOR
5.0
SENO
Senolytic activity
2.0
NAD+
NAD+
7.0
TELO
Telomere
5.0

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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