This ratio can give you a sense of if this food is higher in carbs or lower in carbs than other foods by weight. Eating foods high in carbs can cause your blood glucose to spike faster than if the food or meal you're eating also contains protein or fat.
This ratio can estimate how much water this food contains relative to other foods. Water helps regulate body temperature, lubricate joints, flush out waste products, and protect our organs and tissue. Eating foods high in water can help you stay hydrated.
Cooked Pasta [Water, Pasta (Durum Wheat Semolina, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid)], Cheese Sauce {Reduced Fat Milk, Cream, Water, Asiago Cheese (Pasteurized Part-skim Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes), Gouda Cheese (Pasteurized Part-skim Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes, Calcium Chloride, Annatto Color, Unsalted Butter (Pasteurized Cream, Natural Flavor, Lactic Acid, Starter Distillate), All-purpose Flour [Bleached Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Iron (Reduced Iron), Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Garlic Puree, Corn Starch, Salt, Black Pepper}, Broccoli, Cooked White Meat Chicken Strips (White Meat Chicken, Chicken Broth, Contains Less Than 2% Of: Modified Potato Starch, Garlic Powder, Canola Oil, Soybean Oil, Salt, Sodium Phosphate, Chicken Fat, Flavor), Asiago Cheese (Pasteurized Part-skim Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes), Parsley, Crushed Red Pepper.