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 [Meatloaf Blend (Ground Beef, Italian Sausage (Pork, Water, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Salt, Corn Syrup Solids, Spices, Flavoring, Bha, Bht, And Citric Acid), Ketchup (Tomatoes, Corn Syrup, Vinegar, Salt, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Natural Flavors, Spices), Yellow Onion (Canola Oil), Liquid Eggs (Whole Liquid Eggs, Citric Acid), Saltine Crackers (Unbleached Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate {Vitamin B1}, Riboflavin {Vitamin B2}, Folic Acid), Soybean Oil, Partially Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil, Sea Salt, Salt, Malted Barley Flour, Baking Soda, Yeast), Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Black Pepper, Salt), Ketchup (Tomatoes, Corn Syrup, Vinegar, Salt, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Natural Flavors, Spices), Mashed Potatoes (Potatoes [Potatoes, Sodium Metabisulfite], Half & Half Creamer [Milk, Cream], Butter (Pasteurized Cream, Natural Flavorings], Water, Salt, White Pepper), Marinara Sauce (Fresh Vine-ripened California Tomatoes, Sugar, Sea Salt, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Sunflower Oil, Modified Food Starch, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Spices, Natural Flavor, Naturally Derived Citric Acid), Baby Carrots, Broccoli, Parsley.