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.
Gravy: Water, Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour (Bleached Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Coconut Oil, Food Starch-modified, Corn Syrup Solids, Vegetable Oil Shortening (Palm And/or Palm Kernel Oils), Nonfat Milk, Salt, Lactose, Soy Protein Concentrate, Dipotassium Phosphate, Sodium Caseinate, Sodium Benzoate, Mono & Diglycerides, Natural And Artificial Flavors (Contains Milk), With No More Than 2% Tricalcium Phosphate Added As An Anti-caking Agent Precooked Sausage: Pork, Water, Salt, Corn Syrup Solids, Spices, Sodium Phosphate, Sugar, Monosodium Glutamate. Rendered Bacon Fat: (Cured With Water, Salt, Smoke Flavoring, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrite. May Contain Sugar, Brown Sugar, Potassium Chloride). Biscuit Ingredients: Unbleached Enriched Wheat Flour [Flour, Barley Malt, Niacin (Vitamin B3), Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Folic Acid (Vitamin B9)], Water, Sugar, Soybean Oil, Yeast, Contains 2% Or Less Of The Following: Potato Flour, Salt, Calcium Propionate (To Retain Freshness), Whey, Yeast Nutrients (Monocalcium Phosphate), Dough Conditioners (Monoglycerides).