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.
Gravy And Meatloaf (Water, Seasoned Cooked Beef [ Beef, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Garlic Juice, Salt], Modified Corn Starch, Tomato Paste, Wheat Flour, Salt, Onion, Corn Starch, Sugar, Soybean Oil, Monosodium Glutamate, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Caramel Color, Ground Black Pepper, Ground Thyme, Mechanically Separated Chicken [ Salt, Natural Flavorings, Citric Acid], Pork, Beef, Water, Breader [ Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour {Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid}, Durum Flour, Leavening {Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate}, Yeast], Soy Protein Concentrate, Onions, Soy Portein Concentrate With Less Than 2% Soy Lecithin, Salt, Dried Whole Eggs, Tomatoes, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Dry Whole Milk, Caramel Color, Ground Black Pepper, Distilled Vinegar, Corn Syrup, Ground Celery Seed, Ground Thyme, Flavoring [ Spice Extractive With Soybean Oil, Mono And Diglycerides, Sunflower Lecthin], Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Natural Flavors, Polysorbate 80, Propylene Glycol, Soybean Oil). Mashed Potatoes (Water, Dehydrated Potatoes [ Potatoes, Mono- And Diglycerides From Vegetable Oil, Disodium Dihydrogen Pyrophosphate, Citric Acid], Dehydrated Potatoes [ Potatoes, Mono- And Diglycerides, Sodium Bisulfate And Bht {Preservatives}], Soybean Oil, Salt, Potassium Chloride, Maltodextrin, Sugar, Calcium Carbonate, Calcium Chloride, Magnesium Carbonate, Magnesium Chloride, Natural Flavor, Black Pepper Oleoresin), Whole Kernel Corn, Water, Sugar.