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.
Egg Salad {(Cooked Eggs, Dressing [Water, Soybean Oil, Egg Yolks, Food Starch - Modified, Distilled Vinegar, Salt, Mustard Flour, Sodium Benzoate And Potassium Sorbate {Preservatives}, Titanium Dioxide, Partially Hydrolyzed Guar Gum, Xanthan Gum, Calcium Disodium Edta], Dehydrated Cream Cheese [Cream Cheese [Pasteurized Milk And Cream, Cheese Culture, Salt, Carob Bean Gum, Nonfat Dry Milk, Sodium Phosphate], Celery, Bread Crumbs [Bleached Wheat Flour, Sugar, Yeast, Salt], Contains 2% Or Less Sugar, Vinegar, Onion, Glucono Delta Lactone, Salt, Spice, Gum Arabic], Brioche Bread (Enriched Wheat Flour [Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Water, Soybean Oil, Sugar, Wheat Gluten, Salt, Potato Flour, Egg Yolk, Whey, Yeast, Dough Conditioners [Wheat Flour, Dextrose, Datem, Enzymes, Ascorbic Acid, Azodicarbonamide, L-cysteine, Calcium Sulfate, Wheat Starch, Butter, Artificial Color [Yellow 5, Citric Acid, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Benzoate], Calcium Propionate).