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.
Water, Cooked Pasta (Enriched Pasta [Durum Wheat Semolina, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Water, Soybean Oil), Italian Style Meatballs (Beef, Water, Textured Vegetable Protein Product [Textured Soy Protein Concentrate, Caramel Color], Romano Cheese [Sheep's Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes], Dried Whole Egg, Bread Crumbs [Bleached Wheat Flour, Salt, Dextrose, Yeast, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean And/or Cottonseed Oil], Dextrose, Spices, Salt, Dehydrated Parsley, Garlic Powder, Caramel Color, Bha, Bht, Citric Acid), Spinach, Onions, Carrots, Concentrated Chicken Broth, Wheat Flour, Rendered Chicken Fat, Less Than 2% Of: Spices, Bacon ([Cured With Water, Salt, Sugar, Sodium Phosphates, Sodium Ascorbate, Sodium Nitrite], Smoke Flavor), Crushed Tomatoes In Puree (Diced Tomatoes, Tomato Puree, Citric Acid), Butter, Celery, Chicken Flavor (Natural Flavors [Including Chicken Broth, Chicken Fat, Egg Yolk Solids, Nonfat Dry Milk], Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Salt, Corn Maltodextrin, Whey Powder), Roasted Chicken Flavor (Salt, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Chicken Flavor, Chicken, Flavor, Maltodextrin, Lactic Acid, Trisodium Phosphate), Roasted Garlic, Salt, Caramel Color, Natural Flavor.contains: Egg, Milk, Soy, Wheat