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.
Meatloaf (Ground Beef, Ground Pork, Whole Milk [Milk, Vitamin D3], Tomato Ketchup [Tomato Concentrate {Made From Fresh Ripe Tomatoes}, Sugar, Distilled Vinegar, Salt, Onion Powder, Spices And Natural Flavor], Bread Crumbs [Wheat Flour, Sugar, Yeast, Salt], Whole Liquid Eggs [Whole Egg, Citric Acid, 0.15%water Added As Carrier For Citric Acid, Citric Acid Added To Preserve Color], Soy Sauce [Water, Wheat, Soybeans, Salt Lactic Acid, Sodium Benzoate {Less Than 1/10 Of 1% As A Preservative}], Salt, Worcestershire Sauce [Distilled Vinegar, Molasses, Corn Syrup, Water, Salt, Caramel Color, Sugar, Spices, Anchovies, Natural Flavor {Contains Soy} And Tamarind], Granulated Onion, Granulated Garlic, Black Pepper, Ground Mustard), Mashed Potatoes (Potatoes, Milk, Margarine [Soybean Oil, Water, Salt, Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil, Soy Lecithin, Vegetable Mono And Diglycerides, Artificial Flavor, Vitamin A Palmitate], Water, Salt, Buttermilk, Preservative Blend [Artificial Color, Potassium Sorbate {To Preserve Freshness}, Salt, Soybean Oil], Natural Flavor, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate).