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.
Gravy: Water, Modified Corn Starch, Soybean Oil, Nonfat Dry Milk, Wheat Flour, Chicken Fat (With Bha, Propyl Gallate, And Citric Acid Added), Salt, Spices, Chicken Flavor (Corn Maltodextrin, Salt, Yeast Extract, Chicken Skin, Natural Flavor, Chicken Broth Powder, Medium Chain Triglycerides, Safflower Oil, Glutamic Acid, Soy Sauce [Soybeans, Wheat, Salt], Onion Powder, Spice, Ascorbic Acid, Sodium Benzoate), Fully Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil, Xanthan Gum, Guar Gum. Mashed Potatoes: Rehydrated Potato Flakes And Granules (Water, Potatoes, Mono- And Diglycerides, Citric Acid, Disodium Dihydrogen Pyrophosphate, Bht, Sodium Bisulfite), Margarine (Soybean Oil, Water, Salt, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Monoglycerides, Sodium Benzoate, Soy Lecithin, Medium Chain Triglycerides, Calcium Disodium Edta, Vitamin A Palmitate, Beta Carotene [Color], Vitamin D3, Natural Flavor), Cream, Soybean Oil, Nonfat Dry Milk, Salt, Sugar, Monosodium Glutamate, Xanthan Gum, Guar Gum, Flavoring. Chicken Fried Chicken Patty: Breaded Chicken Breast Patties With Rib Meat (Water, Chicken Breast With Rib Meat, Bread Crumbs [Bleached Wheat Flour, Salt, Dextrose, Yeast, Spice, Extractives Of Paprika], Textured Soy Flour, Batter Mix [Yellow Corn Flour, Corn Starch, Salt, Spices, Guar Gum, Leavening {Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Monocalcium Phosphate}, Garlic Powder], Less Than 2% Of: Modified Corn Starch, Salt, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Sodium Phosphates, Flavorings. Fried In Vegetable Oil). Corn: Corn, Water, Sugar, Salt.