Great Northern Beans
legume · ¼ cup dry (yields ~½ cup cooked)
Great Northern Beans scores 61 on the Healthy Body Index, with its clearest signal on TELO.
61
HBI score · Balanced
Why it scores the way it does
- Its strongest longevity signal is TELO (7/10), backed by AMPK.
- HBI uses best-of-top-3 scoring, so great northern beans is credited for the pathways it excels at.
Dimension breakdown
0–100 per dimensionLongevity
AMPK · NRF2
63
Micronutrient
density
16
Phytochemical
ORAC
48
Anti-inflammatory
DII
88
Gut microbiome
prebiotic
100
Cardiovascular
K:Na
100
Longevity pathway activation
0–10 per pathwayAMPK
AMPK
6.0
NRF2
NRF2
4.0
AUTOPHAGY
Autophagy
4.0
SIRT
Sirtuin
4.0
mTOR↓
mTOR
5.0
SENO
Senolytic activity
3.0
NAD+
NAD+
6.0
TELO
Telomere
7.0
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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