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 Potato (Water, Potatoes [Potatoes, Water, Potassium Sorbate {Preservative}, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate], Potato Flakes [Potatoes, Mono And Diglycerides, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Citric Acid], Milk [With Vitamin D3], Butter [Pasteurized Cream, Salt], Salt, Spice), Chicken Gravy (Water, Modified Cornstarch, Chablis Cooking Wine [Wine, Salt], Chicken Base [Chicken Meat Including Chicken Juices, Salt, Chicken Fat, Sugar, Maltodextrin {Corn}, Hydrolyzed Corn Gluten, Dried Whey, Natural Flavor, Yeast Extract, Turmeric {Color}], Onion, Soybean Oil, Savory Chicken Base [Chicken Meat Including Chicken Juices, Corn Oil, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Sugar, Salt, Maltodextrin, Natural Flavor, Potato Starch, Turmeric {Color}], Nonfat Dry Milk, Chicken Flavor [Yeast Extract, Salt, Chicken Powder, Maltodextrin, Sugar, Soy Sauce Solids {Soybeans, Wheat, Salt}, Tapioca Maltodextrin, Chicken Fat, Soy Flour, Torula Yeast, Flavor, Caramel Color, Citric Acid, Grill Natural Flavor, Modified Corn Starch, Corn Syrup Solids, Disodium Phosphate, Lactic Acid, Calcium Lactate, Smoke Flavor], Garlic, Flavoring [Hydrolyzed Corn Gluten, Hydrolyzed Wheat Gluten, Yeast Extract, Soybean Oil], Xanthan Gum, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Spice, Sodium Phosphates, Caramel Color), White Meat Chicken (Chicken Breast With Rib Meat, Water, Soybean Oil, Modified Corn Starch, Chicken Base [Dextrose, Salt, Corn Oil, Soy Sauce {Water, Wheat, Soybeans, Salt}, Tomato Puree, Xanthan Gum And Locust Bean Gum, Potato Starch, Extractives Of Paprika, Natural Flavoring], Milk Protein Concentrate [Sodium Caseinate And Whey Protein Concentrate], Sodium Phosphates, Chicken Base [Chicken Meat Including Chicken Juices, Salt, Chicken Fat, Sugar, Maltodextrin, Hydrolyzed Corn Gluten, Dried Whey, Natural Flavors, Yeast Extract, Turmeric {Color}], Lactic Acid), Corn, Canola Sauce (Water, Canola Oil, Modified Corn Starch, Salt, Yeast Extract [Yeast Extract, Salt], Butter Flavor [Dehydrated Butter, Buttermilk Powder, Natural Flavor, Maltodextrin, Modified Food Starch], Spice).