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.
Deli Chicken Salad [Diced White Chicken Meat (Boneless, Skinless Diced White Chicken, Water, Rice Starch, Vinegar, Seasoning [Maltodextrin, Yeast Extract, Chicken Stock, Salt, And Flavors]), Mayonnaise (Soybean Oil, Corn Syrup, Water, Egg Yolks, Distilled Vinegar, Cider Vinegar, Salt, Spice, And Calcium Disodium Edta), Celery, Salt, Black Pepper, Dried Parsley], Spinach Tortilla [Enriched Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, Canola Oil, Salt, Dough Conditioners (Mono And Diglycerides, Sodium Metabisulfite), Leavening (Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Sodium Aluminum Sulfate, Monocalcium Phosphate, Fumaric Acid), Calcium Propionate, Potassium Sorbate, Calcium Sulfate, Corn Starch, Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Dehydrated Spinach, Guar Gum, Carboxymethylcellulose, Acacia Gum, Corn Sugar, Fd&c Yellow 5, Blue 1], Green Leaf Lettuce, Herb Cream Cheese [Cream Cheese (Pasteurized Milk And Cream, Cheese Culture, Salt, And Stabilizers [Carob Bean Gum, Xanthan Gum, And/or Guar Gum]), Lemon Juice, Garlic, Dried Basil, Dried Oregano, Black Pepper, Salt]