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.
Barbecue Sauce (Water, Tomatoes, Brown Sugar, Vinegar, Corn Syrup Solids, Dried Molasses [ Molasses, Wheat Starch, Calcium Stearate, Soy Flour, And Hydroxylated Lecithin], Modified Corn Starch, Natural Mesquite Smoke Flavor, Salt, Onion Powder, Ground Black Pepper, Caramel Color, Citric Acid), Mashed Potatoes (Water, Dehydrated Potatoes [ Potatoes, Mono- And Diglycerides From Vegetable Oil, Disodium Dihydrogen Pyrophosphate, Citric Acid), Dehydrated Potatoes [ Potatoes, Mono- And Diglycerides, Sodium Bisulfite And Bht {Preservatives}], Soybean Oil, Salt, Potassium Chloride, Maltodextrin, Sugar, Calcium Chloride, Calcium Carbonate, Magnesium Chloride, Magnesium Carbonate, Natural Flavor, Oleoresin Of Black Pepper), Pork And Chicken Patty (Pork, Mechanically Separated Chicken [ Chicken, Salt, Natural Flavorings, Citric Acid], Water, Textured Vegetable Protein Product [ Soy Protein Concentrate, Zinc Oxide, Niacinamide, Ferrous Sulfate, Copper Gluconate, Vitamin A Palmitate, Calcium Pantothenate, Thiamin Mononitrate {B1}, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride {B6}, Riboflavin {B2}, & Cyanocobalamin {B12}], Soy Protein Concentrate With Less Than 2% Soy Lecithin, Brown Sugar, Dextrose, Natural Mesquite Smoke Flavor, Paprika, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Salt, Ground Black Pepper, Flavoring [ Spice Extractive With Soybean Oil, Mono And Diglycerides, Sunflower Lecithin], Caramel Color), Whole Kernel Corn, Water, Sugar.