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 Patty: Pork, Mechanically Separated Chicken, Water, Textured Vegetable Protein (Soy Flour, 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), Soy Protein Concentrate, Salt, Dehydrated Onion, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Dextrose, Caramel Color, Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavors), Citric Acid, Flavorings. Cheese Sauce With Bacon: Water, Cheddar Club Cheese (Pasteurized Cultured Milk, Salt, Enzymes, Annatto [Color]), Modified Whey, Soybean Oil, Modified Corn Starch, Nonfat Dry Milk, Cheese Flavor (Whey, Cheese [Granular And Blue {Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzyme}], Sunflower Oil, Maltodextrin, Salt, Sodium Phosphate, Citric Acid, Lactic Acid), Salt, Bacon (Cured With Water, Salt, Sodium Phosphates, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrite. May Contain: Sugar, Brown Sugar, And/or Smoke Flavor), Sugar, Datem, Sodium Phosphates, Xanthan Gum, Citric Acid, Guar Gum, Maltodextrin, Beta Carotene (Color). French Fries: Potatoes, Canola Oil, Salt, Disodium Dihydrogen Phosphate (To Promote Color Retention), Coloring (Carmel Color, Annatto Extract, Turmeric), Dextrose.