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.
Bagel Halves: Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Enzyme, Ascorbic Acid, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, Contains Less Than 2% Of: High Fructose Corn Syrup, Yeast, Salt, Soybean Oil, Topping: Cooked Sausage (Pork, Water, Salt, Spices, Sugar, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Natural Flavor), Egg White, Whole Egg, Part-skim Mozzarella Cheese (Cultured Part-skim Milk, Salt, Enzymes), Water, Contains Less Than 2% Of: Corn Starch, Modified Food Starch, Skim Milk, Xanthan Gum, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Beta Carotene (Color), Sauce: Cheese Sauce (Milk, Water, Cheddar Cheese [Cultured Milk, Salt, Enzymes], Whey, Milk Protein Concentrate, Corn Starch, Natural Flavors, Salt, Sodium Phosphate, Modified Cellulose, Xanthan Gum, Sorbic Acid [Preservative], Mono And Diglycerides, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Sugar, Beta Carotene [Color], Beta-apo-8-carotenal [Color]).