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.
Enriched Rotini Pasta (Water, Semolina [Wheat], Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin And Folic Acid), Alfredo Sauce (Water, Heavy Cream, Alfredo Sauce Base [Cheese Powder, Cream Powder, Unbleached Wheat Flour, Modified Food Starch, Salt, Maltodextrin, Garlic Powder, Flavors, Mono & Diglycerides, Xanthan Gum, Fermented Wheat Protein & Yeast Extract, Flavor Enhancer (Disodium Inosinate & Guanylate), Processing Aid], Corn Oil, Romano Cheese Blend (Imported Pecorino Romano Cheese [Pasteurized Sheep's Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes], Domestic Romano Cheese [Pasteurized Cow's Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes], Powdered Cellulose [Anti-caking Agent]), Parmesan Cheese (Pasteurized Cow's Milk, Cheese Cultures, Rennet, Salt, Powdered Cellulose, Natamycin [To Protect Flavor]), Modified Food Starch, Chicken Base (Dextrose, Salt, Chicken Flavor [Yeast Extract, Dried Soy Sauce, Flavoring, Salt, Soybean Oil], Rendered Chicken Fat, Vegetable Shortening [Partially Hydrogenated Cottonseed And/or Soybean Oil], Potato Starch, Onion Powder, Sweet Whey, Disodium Inosinate And Disodium Guanylate, Oleoresin Turmeric, Oleoresin Celery), Salt, Xanthan Gum, Black Pepper, Granulated Garlic, Basil, White Pepper), Cooked White Chicken Strips With Grill Marks (Chicken White Meat, Water, Modified Food Starch, Dextrose, Salt, Sodium Phosphate), Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese (Pasteurized Part Skim Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Vinegar, Enzymes, Natamycin [A Natural Mold Inhibitor]), Liquid Butter Alternative (Liquid And Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Salt, Soy Lecithin, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Beta Carotene [Color], Tbhq And Citric Acid Added To Protect Flavor, Dimethylpolysiloxane [An Anti-foaming Agent]), Granulated Garlic, Parsley.