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.
Meatballs: Pork, Beef, Water, Textured Vegetable Protein Product (Soy Protein Concentrate, Caramel Color, Zinc Oxide, Niacinamide, Ferrous Sulfate, Cooper Gluconate, Vitamin A Palmitate, Calcium Pantothenate, Thiamine Mononitrate (B1), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (B6), Riboflavin (B2), Cyanocobalamin (B12)], Bread Crumbs (Bleached Wheat Flour, Yeast, Sugar, Salt), Seasoning (Salt, Dehydrated Onion, Dehydrated Celery, Garlic Powder, Spices, Soybean Oil), Tomato Paste (Tomatoes, Citric Acid), Romano Cheese Made From Cow's Milk [(Cultured Pasteurized Part-skim Milk, Salt, Enzymes). Powdered Cellulose, Potassium Sorbate], Parmesan Cheese [(Cultured Pasteurized Part-skim Milk, Salt, Enzymes), Powdered Cellulose), Set In Vegetable Oil; Pesto Roll: Enriched Wheat Flour(Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Iron(Ferrous Sulfate, Reduced Iron), Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, Soybean Oil, Yeast, Salt, Sugar, Wheat Gluten, Mono And Diglycerides, Sodium Stearoyl Lactate, Garlic, Basil, Calcium Propionate, Black Pepper, Rosemary, Calcium Sulfate, Inactive Dried Yeast, Ascorbic Acid; Tomato Sauce: Vine-ripened Fresh Tomatoes, Blend Of Extra Virgin Olive Oil And Sunflower Oil, Salt, Oregano, Black Pepper, Granulated Garlic And Naturally Derived Citric Acid; Mozzarella/provolone Blend: Low Moisture Part Skim Mozzarella(Cultured Pasteurized Part Skim Milk, Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), And Provolone Cheese (Cultured Pasteurized Milk, Salt, Enzymes), Powdered Cellulose(Anti Caking Agent) And Natamycin (Mold Inhibitor).