Huacatay Fresh

herb spice · 1 tablespoon fresh

Huacatay Fresh scores 58 on the Healthy Body Index, with its clearest signal on NRF2.

HBI score · Balanced

Why it scores the way it does

Its strongest longevity signal is NRF2 (5/10), backed by mTOR↓.
HBI uses best-of-top-3 scoring, so huacatay fresh is credited for the pathways it excels at.

Dimension breakdown

0–100 per dimension

Longevity

AMPK · NRF2

Micronutrient

density

Phytochemical

ORAC

Anti-inflammatory

DII

Gut microbiome

prebiotic

Cardiovascular

K:Na

100

Longevity pathway activation

0–10 per pathway

AMPK

4.0

NRF2

5.0

AUTOPHAGY

Autophagy

3.0

SIRT

Sirtuin

3.0

mTOR↓

mTOR

5.0

SENO

Senolytic activity

3.0

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.

Key compounds

dihydrotagetonebeta-caryophylleneterpenestrace flavonoidstrace quercetin

The evidence

Verified

Beta-caryophyllene is a dietary cannabinoid
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Gertsch J et al., 2008
doi:10.1073/pnas.0803601105
Dietary antioxidant vitamins and death from coronary heart disease in postmenopausal women
The New England journal of medicine, Kushi LH et al., 1996
doi:10.1056/NEJM199605023341803
Dietary carotenoids and risk of coronary artery disease in women
The American journal of clinical nutrition, Osganian SK et al., 2003
Carotenoid bioavailability is higher from salads ingested with full-fat than with fat-reduced salad dressings
The American journal of clinical nutrition, Brown MJ et al., 2004
Dietary carotenoids, vitamins A, C, and E, and advanced age-related macular degeneration
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, Seddon JM et al., 1994
doi:10.1001/jama.1994.03520110048026

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