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.
Ham Salad: Mayonnaise (Soybean Oil, Distilled Vinegar, Egg Yolks, Corn Syrup, Salt, Spice, Oleoresin Paprika, Calcium Disodium Edta Added To Protect Flavor), Cooked Smoked Ham With Water Added (Ham, Cured With Water, Salt, Dextrose, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Ascorbate, Sodium Nitrate), Cooked Ham With Water Added (Ham, Water, Dextrose, Salt, Modified Food Starch, Corn Syrup, Spice, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrate), Sweet Pickle Relish [Cucumbers, Corn Syrup, Distilled Vinegar, Salt, Calcium Chloride, Sodium Benzoate (Preservative), Guar Gum, Xanthan Gum, Alum, Polysorbate 80, Natural And Artificial Flavoring And Oleoresin Turmeric], Celery, Bread Crumbs (Bleached Wheat Flour, Yeast, Sugar And Salt), Seasoning (Maltodextrin, Cultured Dextrose, Sodium Diacetate, Sodium Chloride, Egg White Lysozyme, Nisin), Mustard*, Red Food Color (Water, Propylene Glycol, Fd&c Red 40, Fd&c Red 3 And Propylparaben (Preservative)], Xanthan Gum And Guar Gum. Hearty Wheat Bread: Enriched Wheat Flour (Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Iron (Ferrous Sulfate, Reduced Iron), Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Water, Stone Ground Whole Wheat Bran, Calcium Propionate (To Retard Mold Growth), Dough Conditioner (Ascorbic Acid, Calcium Sulfate, Mono- & Diglycerides (To Preserve Freshness).