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.
Sharp Cheddar Cheese Sauce (Cheese Whey, Water, Palm Oil, Modified Tapioca Starch, Modified Food Starch, Cheddar Cheese [Milk Cultures, Salt, Enzymes] Maltodextrin, Sodium Phosphate, Salt, Vinegar, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Citric Acid, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Mono- And Diglycerides, Phosphoric Acid, Annatto Color, Carotene Color, Paprika Color), Elbow Macaroni (Water, Durum Wheat Semolina [Enriched With Iron {Ferrous Sulfate} And B Vitamin {Niacin, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid}]), Bleached Wheat Flour, Vegetable Oil (Soybean And/or Canola), Pasteurized Processed Cheddar Cheese (Cultured Milk, Water, Cream, Buttermilk, Sodium Phosphate, Salt, Vegetable Color, Enzymes), Dehydrated Cheddar Cheese (Granular And Blue [Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes]), Sunflower Oil, Maltodextrin, Salt, Sodium Phosphate, Citric Acid, Lactic Acid, Yellow Corn Flour, Corn Modified Starch, Water, Salt, Sugar, Modified Food Starch, Dextrose, Whey, Yellow 5, Spices, Red 40, Natural Flavors, Mono- And Diglycerides, Leavening (Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate, Calcium Lactate), Blue 1, Soy Flour, Cellulose Gum.