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.
Water, Cooked Meatloaf (Beef, Pork, Water, Tomato Puree, Bread Crumbs [Bleached Wheat Flour, Yeast], Seasoning [Dehydrated Onion, Salt, Dried Whole Eggs, Romano Cheese {Pasteurized Sheep's Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes}, Tomato Powder, Corn Starch, Soybean Oil, Corn Syrup Solids, Torula Yeast, Sugar, Dextrose, Onion Powder, Beef Flavor, {Beef Stock, Maltodextrin, Flavor, Beef Fat}, Caramel Color, Soy Sauce Powder {Soy Sauce [Wheat, Soybeans, Salt], Maltodextrin, Salt}, Cultured Whey, Spice, Natural Butter Flavor, Spice Extractive, Garlic Powder, Dehydrated Parsley, Paprika], Onions, Textured Vegetable Protein [Soy Protein Concentrate, Caramel Color], Sodium Phosphate), Potato Flakes And Granules (Potatoes, Mono And Diglycerides, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Citric Acid, Freshness Preserved With Sodium Bisulfite, Bha And Bht), Half & Half (Milk, Cream), Less Than 2 % Of Modified Food Starch, Beef Broth Flavor (Beef Broth, Natural Flavor, Beef Flavor, Salt), Milk Solids (Cream, Milkfat, Nonfat Milk), Unsalted Butter (Cream, Natural Flavor), Salt, Beef Base (Roasted Beef And Concentrated Beef Stock, Salt, Hydrolyzed Soy, Corn And Wheat Protein, Corn Oil, Sugar, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Flavorings [Contains Oleoresin Of Celery Seed], Maltodextrin, Whey, Dextrose, Caramel Color), Granulated Onions, Granulated Garlic, Beef-type Flavor (Water, Yeast Extract, Natural Flavor, Salt), Yeast Extract, Xanthan Gum, Spice.