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.
Cuban Bread (Enriched Bleached Flour [Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Wheat Gluten, Niacin, Potassium Bromate, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Enzymes, Folic Acid], Water, Soybean Oil, Or Lard [Refined Pork Fat With Bht And Bha Added To Protect Flavor], Salt, Yeast [With Potato Starch, Sorbitan Monostearate, Ascorbic Acid], Malt Flour, Guar And/or Arabic Gum, Cornmeal), Ham With Added Water (Ham Cured With: Water, Sugar, Salt, Fructose, Sodium Phosphates, Brown Sugar, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrite. Coated With: Caramel Color), Swiss Cheese (Pasteurized Part-skim Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes), Pork Roast (Coated With: Spices And Garlic Powder. Marinated With A Solution Of: Water, Salt, Sodium Phosphates), Pickles (Cucumbers, Water, Vinegar, Salt, Calcium Chloride, 0.1% Sodium Benzoate [Preservative], Alum, Natural Flavors, Polysorbate 80, And Yellow #5), Mayonnaise (Soybean Oil, Egg Yolks With Salt, Water, Vinegar, Sugar, Corn Syrup, Salt, Seasoning Mix [Salt, Spice, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Calcium Disodium Edta {Preservative}]), Mustard (Vinegar, Water, Mustard Seed, Salt, Turmeric, Paprika).