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.
Italian Sausage Marinara: Water, Tomato Paste, Cooked Italian Sausage Crumbles (Pork, Seasoning [Salt, Spices, Paprika, Garlic Powder, Monosodium Glutamate, Onion Powder], Water And Sodium Tripolyphosphate), Mozzarella Cheese (Pasteurized Milk, Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Modified Corn Starch, Sugar, Soybean Oil, Crushed Garlic, Worcestershire Sauce (Vinegar, Molasses, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Anchovies, Water, Onions, Salt, Garlic, Tamarind Concentrate, Cloves, Natural Flavorings, Chili Pepper Extract), Salt, Granulated Onion, Whole Basil, Spice, Citric Acid. Cooked Pasta: Water, Pasta (Durum Wheat Semolina, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Soybean Oil. Meatballs: Mechanically Separated Chicken, Pork, Beef, Water, Textured Vegetable Protein (Soy Flour, Caramel Color), Soy Protein Concentrate, Breader (Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour [Bleached Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Durum Flour, Leavening [Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate], Yeast), Salt, Dehydrated Onion, Crushed Garlic, Soy Sauce (Water, Wheat, Soybeans, Salt, Less Than 0.1% Sodium Benzoate [Preservative]), Caramel Color, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Nutmeg, Natural Flavors, Soy Lecithin, Citric Acid, Natural Flavor. Contains: Fish (Anchovies), Milk, Soy, Wheat.