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.
Spaghetti With Sauce: Cooked Spaghetti (Water, Enriched Pasta [Durum Wheat Semolina, Niacin, Iron {Ferrous Sulfate}, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Soybean Oil, Egg Whites), Sauce (Water, Tomato Paste, Onions, Parmesan Cheese [Part-skim Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes], Sugar, Modified Corn Starch, Soybean Oil, Crushed Garlic [Garlic, Citric Acid], Worcestershire Sauce [Vinegar, Molasses, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Anchovies, Water, Onions, Salt, Garlic, Tamarind Concentrate, Cloves, Natural Flavorings, Chili Pepper Extract], Salt, Whole Basil, Dehydrated Onion, Flavor [Potassium Chloride, Ammonium Chloride, Yeast Extract, Flavoring, Citric Acid, Lactic Acid], Ground Fennel, Citric Acid). Popcorn Chicken Fritters (Water, Breader [Wheat Flour, Salt, Dextrose, Spice, Soybean Oil, Whey, Oleoresin Paprika {Color}], Chicken Breast With Rib Meat, Batter [Yellow Corn Flour, Corn Starch, Spices, Salt, Sugar, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Guar Gum, Leavening {Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Monocalcium Phosphate}, Garlic Powder], Textured Soy Flour, Chicken Skin, Soy Flour, Modified Corn Starch, Salt, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Garlic Powder, Ground White Pepper, Flavoring [Spice Extractive With Soybean Oil, Mono And Diglycerides, Sunflower Lecithin], Oleoresin Of Black Pepper)._x000d_contains: Egg, Fish (Anchovies), Milk, Soy, Wheat.