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.
Mashed Potatoes (Potatoes, Water, Skim Milk, Soybean Oil, Cream Cheese (Pasteurized Milk And Cream, Cheese Culture, Salt, Stabilizers [Carob Bean And/or Guar Gum And/or Xanthan Gum]), Butter (Cream, Salt), Salt, Maltodextrin, Mono And Diglycerides, Natural Flavor, Onion Powder, Disodium Dihydrogen Pyrophosphate (To Promote Color Retention)), Turkey Breast (Turkey Breast, Turkey Broth, Salt, Sugar, Sodium Phosphate, Vegetable Oil)., Water, Cornbread (Enriched Flour [Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Canola Oil, Yellow Corn Meal, Sugar, Yeast, 2% Or Less Of Wheat Gluten, Salt, Turmeric [Color], Calcium Propionate [A Preservative], Calcium Peroxide, Calcium Sulfate, Ascorbic Acid, Citric Acid, Tbhq [To Preserve Freshness]), Celery, Apple Cider (Select Apples, Potassium Sorbate Added To Maintain Freshness), Apple, Onion, Butter (Cream, Salt), Turkey Base (Cooked White Turkey Meat And Concentrated Turkey Stock, Salt, Chicken Fat, Sugar, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Hydrolyzed Protein [Wheat Gluten, Soy, Corn Gluten], Natural Flavors, Disodium Inosinate/disodium Guanylate, Caramel Color, Citric Acid, Sunflower Oil), Sherry, Gravy Mix (Modified Cornstarch, Maltodextrin, Wheat Flour, Salt, Soybean Oil, Beef Fat (Tbhq And Citric Acid Added To Improve Stability), Caramel Color, Sugar, Less Than 2% Of Whey, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Silicon Dioxide, Potassium Chloride, Disodium Inosinate/disodium Guanylate, Hydrolyzed Wheat And Corn Gluten, Hydrolyzed Soy And Wheat Proteins, Spices, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Lactic Acid, Beef Powder, Corn Syrup Solids, Calcium Lactate, Onion Powder, Ammonium Chloride, Beef Stock, Garlic Powder, Tricalcium Phosphate, Modified Tapioca Starch, Rum, Citric Acid, Modified Coconut And/or Palm Kernel Oil, Soy Lecithin), Chicken, Base (Cooked Chicken, Salt, Chicken Fat, Maltodextrin, Evaporated Cane Juice, Water, Yeast Extract, Dried Whey, Natural Flavors, Corn Oil, Soybean Oil, Natural Extractives Of Turmeric And Annatto, Roasted Carrots), Food Starch-modified (Corn), Ground Sage, Kosher Salt, Thyme, Black Pepper.