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.
Water, Blanched Ditalini Pasta (Ditalini (Semolina [ Wheat], Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, Soybean Oil], Precooked Italian Style Meatballs [ Beef, Water, Textured Vegetable Protein Product (Textured Soy Protein Concentrate, Caramel Color), Romano Cheese (Made From Sheep's Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt Enzymes), Dried Whole Egg, Bread Crumbs {Bleached Wheat Flour, Salt, Dextrose, Yeast, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean And/or Cottonseed Oil}, Dextrose Spices, Salt, Dehydrated Parsley, Garlic Ponder, Caramel Color, Bha, Bht, And Citric Acid], Spinach, Onions, Carrots, Concentrated Chicken Broth, Wheat Flour, Chicken Fat, Bacon Bits [ Bacon (Cured With Water, Salt, Sugar, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Sodium Ascorbate, Sodium Nitrite), Hickory Smoke Flavor], Crushed Tomatoes In Puree (Crushed Tomatoes, Tomato Puree, Citric Acid), Basil Unsalted Butter [ Cream, Milk], Celery, Natural Flavor (Natural Flavors (Including Chicken Broth, Chicken Fat, Egg Yolk Solids, Nonfat Dry Milk), Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Salt, Corn, Maltodextrin, Whey Powder, Silicon Dioxide], Natural Flavor (Salt, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Chicken Flavor, Chicken, Flavor, Maltodextrin, Gum Arabic, Lactic Acid, Silicon Dioxide, Trisodium Phosphate), Roasted Garlic, Salt, Spices. Caramel Color, Natural Flavors.