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.
Cheese Ravioli (Pasta: Enriched Durum Flour [Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Water. Filling: Part Skim Ricotta [Pasteurized Whey, Skim Milk, Salt, Vinegar], Whole Milk Ricotta [Pasteurized Whole Milk, Vinegar, Salt, Carrageenan], Water, Salt, Romano Cheese [Sheep's Milk, Rennet, Salt, Enzymes], Modified Food Starch, Spices, Parsley), Half And Half (Milk And Cream), Water, Broccoli, Parmesan Cheese (Pasteurized Part Skim Milk, Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Cheddar Cheese (Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Margarine (Liquid And Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Water, Salt, Vegetable Mono And Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Bha & Bht Added To Protect Flavor, Vitamin A Palmitate And Vitamin D3 Added), Less Than 1% Of Modified Food Starch, Salt, Natural Parmesan Cheese Flavor (Parmesan Cheese [Milk, Starter Culture, Salt, Enzymes], Water, Skim Milk Powder, Salt), Romano Cheese (Pasteurized Part-skim Cow's Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes, Cellulose Powder), Spice, Seasoning (Hydrolyzed Corn Gluten, Yeast Extract, Partially Hydrogenated Cottonseed And Soy Oils), Xanthan Gum.