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 (Rehydrated Potato Flakes And Granules [Water, Potatoes, Mono- And Diglycerides, Citric Acid, Disodium Dihydrogen Pyrophosphate, Bht, Sodium Bisulfite], Soybean Oil, Butter [Cream, Salt], Salt, Sugar, Black Pepper), Breaded Pork Chop - Chopped And Formed (Pork, Water, Breader [Bleached Wheat Flour, Salt, Spices, Dextrose, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Yeast, Extractives Of Paprika], Batter [Water, Wheat Flour, Modified Corn Starch, Yellow Corn Flour, Salt, Spices, Leavening {Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate}, Soybean Oil, Garlic Powder], Textured Soy Protein Concentrate, Dextrose, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Sea Salt, Flavoring, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Grill Flavor [Contains Beef Stock, Flavorings, Natural Smoke Flavoring, Salt, Dehydrated Horseradish Powder], Fried In Vegetable Oil), Water, Apples (Contains Citric Acid), Contains 2% Or Less Of: Modified Corn Starch, Butter (Cream, Salt), Brown Sugar, Cheddar Cheese (Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes, Annatto), Sugar, Soybean Oil, Nonfat Dry Milk, Roux (Wheat Flour, Partially Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil), Chicken Base (Chicken Flavor [Contains Chicken Broth, Maltodextrin, Turkey Broth, Yeast Extract, Cooked Chicken, Turkey Fat, Turkey Meat, Xanthan Gum, Disodium Inosinate & Disodium Guanylate, Cottonseed Oil, Mushroom Powder, Flavor], Salt, Rendered Chicken Fat, Sugar, Modifed Corn Starch, Extractives Of Turmeric), Salt, Flavoring (Yeast Extract, Potassium Chloride, Natural Flavor [Potato Maltodextrin, Natural Flavor, Gum Arabic], Lactic Acid Powder [Modified Corn Starch, Lactic Acid], Citric Acid, Aspartic Acid, Malic Acid), Shallot Juice Concentrate (Contains Vegetable Oil), Flavoring, Xanthan Gum, Cinnamon, Lemon Juice (Water, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Lemon Oil, Sodium Benzoate), Guar Gum, Vanilla Flavor (Water, Propylene Glycol, Ethyl Alcohol, Flavor, Caramel Color). Contains: Milk, Wheat, Soy.