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.
Mashed Potatoes (Potatoes, Whole Milk, Butter (Sweet Cream, Salt), Salt, Potassium Sorbate To Protect Flavor, Spice), Fully Cooked Meatloaf Glazed With Ketchup (Beef, Seasoning (Tomato Powder, Salad Mustard Powder (Distilled Vinegar, Mustard Seed, Salt, Turmeric), Maltodextrin, Modified Corn Starch, Spice Extractive), Onion Powder, Dextrose, Sugar, Garlic Powder, Dehydrated Onion, Beef Stock, Natural Flavors, Maltodextrin, Gum Arabic, Spice, Grill Flavor (From Sunflower Oil), Water, Bread Crumbs (Whole Wheat Flour, Enriched Wheat Flour (Enriched With Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Yeast, Ascorbic Acid), Onions, Salt, Natural Flavoring, Glazed With Ketchup (Tomato Concentrate (Water, Tomato Paste), Sugar, Distilled Vinegar, Salt, Onion Powder, Spice, Natural Flavor), Turkey Gravy (Water, Roasted Dark Turkey Meat, Food Starch-modified, Enriched Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Contains Less Than 2% Of Ascorbic Acid, Calcium Lactate, Caramel Color, Chicken Broth, Chicken Fat, Corn Starch, Dehydrated Turkey, Disodium Guanylate, Disodium Inosinate, Dried Turkey Meat Powder, Flavoring (Contains Canola Oil), Garlic Powder, Lactic Acid, Lipolyzed Butter Oil, Maltodextrin, Dextrose, Nonfat Dry Milk, Oleoresin Paprika, Onion Powder, Salt, Soy Flour, Soy Sauce Solids (Soybeans, Wheat, Salt), Sugar, Torula Yeast, Turkey Fat (Contains Tocopherols), Turmeric, Yeast, Yeast Extract), Black Pepper