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.
Bagel: Enriched Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, Sugar, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Salt, Rice Flour, Yeast, Calcium Propionate And Sodium Metabisulfite (Preservatives), Dough Conditioners (May Contain One Or More Of: Mono And Di-glycerides, Enzymes, Azodicarbonamide, Ascorbic Acid, Potassium And Calcium Iodate), Monocalcium Phosphate, Corn Starch, Soy Lecithin, Soy Flour. Cooked Egg Patty: Whole Eggs, Water, Egg Yolk, Soybean Oil, Nonfat Dry Milk, Modified Corn Starch, Potassium Sorbate (Preservative), Monosodium Phosphate, Salt, Xanthan Gum, Natural And Artificial Butter Flavor [Butter (Cream, Milk), Partially Hydrogenated Soybean And Cottonseed Oil, Soybean Oil, Lipolyzed Butter Oil And Natural And Artificial Flavors], Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Nisin Preparation (Preservative), Citric Acid, Soy Lecithin. Pasteurized Process Cheddar Cheese: Cultured Milk, Water, Cream, Sodium Phosphates, Salt, Sorbic Acid (A Preservative), Vegetable Color (Annatto And Paprika Extract), Enzymes.