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.
Beef Meatloaf (Ground Beef, Whole Eggs With Citric Acid [Whole Eggs, Citric Acid, 0.15 % Water Added As A Carrier For Citric Acid {Added To Preserve Color}], Bread Crumb [Wheat Flour, Sugar, Salt, Soybean Oil, Yeast], Water, Yellow Onion, Spice Mix [Flour {Unbleached Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin And Folic Acid}, Cultured Sugar, Sea Salt, Napoli Season Spice Mix {Basil, Rosemary, Marjoram, Dried Parsley, Fennel Seed, Oregano}, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Black Pepper, Paprika, Basil], Garlic), Red Skin Mashed Potatoes (Potatoes, Skim Milk, Butter, Natural Sour Cream Flavor, Salt, Disodium Pyrophosphate [Added To Maintain Color], Potassium Sorbate [Added To Maintain Freshness], Spice), Beef Gravy Sauce (Water, Spice Mix [Modified Food Starch, Bread Flour {Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour}, Cultured Sugar, Sea Salt, Black Pepper, Stabilizer Xanthan Gum, Guar Gum, Dextrose}, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Dried Thyme], Burgundy Cooking Wine [Burgundy Wine, Salt,potassium Sorbate And/or Potassium Metabisulfite], Beef Base [Beef And Concentrated Beef Stock, Salt, Yeast Extract, Evaporated Cane Sugar, Dried Onion, Natural Flavoring, Potato Flour], Butter [Pasteurized Cream, Natural Flavoring], Yellow Onion, Tomato Paste [Tomatoes], Canola Oil, And Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Garlic, Caramel Color), Roasted Carrots (Carrot, Canola Oil And Extra Virgin Olive Oil).