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.
Meat Loaf (Beef, Pork, Water, Onions, Textured Soy Protein [Soy Protein, Soy Carbohydrate, Caramel Color], Breader [Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour {Bleached Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid}, Durum Flour, Leavening {Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate}, Yeast], Celery, Tomato Paste, Rochester Sauce [Distilled Vinegar, Corn Syrup, Water, Salt, Garlic Powder, Spices, Tamarind, Natural Flavor], Beef Flavor [Contains Beef Extract, Yeast Extract, Flavor, Salt, Maltodextrin, Lactic Acid, Citric Acid], Soy Protein Concentrate With Soy Lecithin, Potassium Chloride, Salt, Flavoring, Caramel Color), Mashed Potatoes (Rehydrated Potato Flakes And Granules [Water, Potatoes, Mono- And Diglycerides, Citric Acid, Disodium Dihydrogen Pyrophosphate, Bht, Sodium Bisulfite], Soybean Oil, Butter [Cream, Salt], Sour Cream Flavor Powder [Sour Cream {Cultured Cream (Cream, Non-fat Milk, Cultures, Enzymes), Salt, Bht}, Flavorings], Flavoring, Salt, Chives, Sugar, Citric Acid, Black Pepper), Corn, Water, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Mushrooms, Modified Corn Starch, Onions, Beef Flavor (Cooked Beef, Yeast Extract, Maltodextrin, Caramelized Sugar Syrup, Beef Tallow, Beef Extract, Vegetable Juice Concentrates [Onion, Carrot, Celery], Salt, Sugar, Corn Starch, Lactic Acid And Flavors), Salt, Wine, Sugar, Caramel Color, Canola Oil, Garlic, Butter (Cream, Salt), Mushroom Powder, Flavoring.