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.
Meat Loaf Patties: Mechanically Separated Chicken, Pork, Beef, Water, Breader (Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour [ Bleached Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduce Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Durum Flour, Leavening [ Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate], Yeast), Textured Soy Protein Concentrate, Caramel Color), Onions, Soy Protein Concentrate With Less Than 2% Soy Lecithin, Tomato Concentrate, Salt, Dried Whole Eggs, Dry Whole Milk, Flavoring, Caramel Color, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Distilled Vinegar, Natural Flavor, Corn Syrup, Citric Acid. Sauce: Water, Beef, Modified Corn Starch, Wheat Flour, Tomatoes, Salt, Onions, Sugar, Soybean Oil, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Flavoring, Garlic Juice, Monosodium Glutamate, Caramel Color, Citric Acid. Mashed Potatoes: Water, Dehydrated Potatoes, Soybean Oil, Salt, Potassium Chloride, Mono And Diglycerides, Maltodextrin, Citric Acid, Disodium Dihydrogen Pyrophosphate, Sugar, Natural Flavor, Bht, Sodium Bisulfite, Calcium Carbonate, Calcium Chloride, Magnesium Carbonate, Magnesium Chloride. Corn: Corn, Water, Sugar.