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.
Mac & Cheese (Cheese Sauce [Milk With Vitamin D Added {Milk, Vitamin D3}, Cheddar Cheese {American Cheese (Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Cream, Water, Sodium Phosphate, Salt, Paprika Extract, Annatto Extract (Color)}, Water, Soybean Oil, Buttermilk {Cultured Lowfat Milk, Nonfat Milk, Food Starch-modified, Sodium Citrate, Locust Bean Gum, Carrageenan, Mono- And Diglycerides, Salt, Vitamin A Palmitate, Vitamin D3}, Butter {Sweet Cream, Salt}, Food Starch-modified, Vegetable Base {Cooked Vegetables (Carrots, Onion, Celery), Salt, Sugar, Corn Oil, Potato Flour, Natural Flavor, Maltodextrin, Carrot Powder}, Salt, Mustard {Distilled White Vinegar, Mustard Seed, Salt, White Wine, Citric Acid, Tartaric Acid, Fruit Pectin, Sugar, Spices}, Red Pepper, Mustard Flour], Cooked Macaroni [Semolina {Wheat}, Egg White, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Soybean Oil, Salt]), Shredded Cheddar Cheese (Cheddar Cheese [Cultured Pasteurized Milk, Salt, Enzymes, Annatto Extract {Color}], Potato Starch, Corn Starch, Natamycin [A Mold Inhibitor]), Mozzarella Cheese (Low Moisture Part-skim Mozzarella Cheese [Cultured Pasteurized Part-skim Milk, Salt, Enzyme], Powdered Cellulose, Natamycin [A Mold Inhibitor]), Parsley (Parsley, Canola Oil, Sea Salt, Ascorbic Acid [Antioxidant]).