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, Defatted Soy Flour, Rolled Oats, Tomato Paste, Green Bell Pepper, Dehydrated Minced Onions, Salt), Potato Flakes And Granules (Potatoes, Mono And Diglycerides, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Citric Acid, Freshness Preserved With Sodium Bisulfite, Bha And Bht), Tomatoes (Tomatoes, Tomato Juice, Citric Acid, Calcium Chloride), Less Than 2% Of Onions, Modified Food Starch, Tomato Paste, Milk Solids (Cream, Milkfat, Nonfat Milk), Beef Base (Roasted Beef And Concentrated Beef Stock, Salt, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein [Hydrolyzed Soy Protein {Hydrolyzed Corn Gluten, Soy Protein, Wheat Gluten}], Corn Oil, Sugar, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Flavorings, Maltodextrin, Whey, Dextrose), Salt, Half And Half (Milk, Cream), Apple Extract (Color), Canola Oil, Vegetable Base (Vegetables [Carrots, Celery, Onion], Sugar, Maltodextrin, Corn Oil, Salt, Cornstarch, Autolyzed Yeast Extract And Natural Flavorings), Dark Brown Sugar, Beef Flavor (Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Salt, Beef Flavor [Beef Stock And Beef, Yeast Extract, Maltodextrin], Beef Extract, Chicken Fat, Yeast Extract, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Spice Extractives), Granulated Onion, Yeast Extract, Granulated Garlic, Spice.