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.
Cooked Pasta (Water, Semolina Wheat Flour, Wheat Gluten), Skim Milk, Cooked Beef Steak Ground And Formed Caramel Color Added (Contains Up To 14% Solution Of Water, Salt, Seasoning [Yeast Extract, Maltodextrin, Flavors, Beef Stock, Sunflower Oil, Salt, Sodium Phosphate, Beef Fat], Sodium Phosphate, Potassium Chloride, Caramel Color), Water, Green Bell Peppers, Reduced Fat Provolone Cheese (Pasteurized Partskim Milk, Nonfat Milk, Cultures, Salt, Modified Food Starch*, Vitamin A Palmitate, Enzymes, *Ingredients Not In Regular Provolone Cheese), American Cheese Spread (Cheddar And Colby Cheese [Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes), Water, Whey, Sodium Phosphate, Whey Protein Concentrate, Skim Milk, Milkfat, Salt, Carrageenan, Cellulose Gum), Onions, Mushrooms (Mushrooms, Water), Red Bell Peppers, Smoked Gouda Cheese (Cultured Part-skim Milk, Salt, Enzymes, Annatto [Color]), 2% Or Less Of Wheat Flour, Concentrated Cheddar Cheese Paste ([Cultured Milk, Salt, Enzymes], Water, Salt), Soybean Oil, Butter (Cream, Salt), Seasoning (Yeast Extract, Maltodextrin, Fermented Molasses, Flavoring, Salt, Tapioca Dextrin), Salt, Modified Cornstarch, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Onion Puree, Seasoning (Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Gum Arabic, Beef Stock Concentrate, Beef, Flavor, Salt, Sodium Phosphates), Mushroom Juice Concentrate, Spice, Flavor (Polysorbate 80, Propylene Glycol, Grill Flavor (From Vegetable Oil]).