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.
M&m's Milk Chocolate Candies (Milk Chocolate [Sugar, Chocolate, Skim Milk, Cocoa Butter, Lactose, Milkfat, Soy Lecithin, Salt, Artificial And Natural Flavors], Sugar, Cornstarch, Less Than 1%: Corn Syrup, Dextrin, Coloring [Includes Blue 1 Lake, Yellow 6, Red 40, Yellow 5, Blue 1, Yellow 6 Lake, Red 40 Lake, Yellow 5 Lake, Blue 2 Lake, Blue 2], Carnauba Wax, Gum Acacia), Peanuts (Peanuts, Vegetable Oil [Peanut And/or Soy], Salt), Pretzels (Wheat Flour, Salt, Sunflower Or Canola Oil, Corn Syrup, Malt Syrup, Yeast), Chocolate Chip Cookies (Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour [Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Potassium Bromate, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Palm Oil, Margarine [Palm Oil, Water, Salt, Contains Less Than 2% Of Vegetable Mono & Diglycerides, Whey Solids, Sodium Benzoate (A Preservative), Natural & Artificial Flavor, Citric Acid, Beta Carotene (Color), Vitamin A Palmitate Added], Semi-sweet Chocolate [Sugar, Unsweetened Chocolate, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin, Natural Vanilla Extract], Sugar, Brown Sugar, Egg, Water, Nonfat Dry Milk, Whey, Salt, Baking Soda).