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.
Meat Loaf With Glaze (Meat Loaf [Beef, Pork, Water, Onions, Rolled Oats, Textured Soy Protein Concentrate {Soy Protein Concentrate, Caramel Color}, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Green Bell Pepper, Rochester Sauce {Distilled Vinegar, Corn Syrup, Water, Salt, Garlic Powder, Spices, Tamarind, Natural Flavor}, Beef Flavor {Contains Beef Extract, Yeast Extract, Salt, Flavor, Maltodextrin, Lactic Acid, Citric Acid}, Soy Sauce {Water, Wheat, Soybeans, Salt, Alcohol, Vinegar, Lactic Acid}, Nonfat Dry Milk {Nonfat Dry Milk, Vitamin A, Vitamin D}, Potassium Chloride, Flavorings, Salt, Caramel Color, Whole Eggs, Soy Lecithin], Glaze [Ketchup {Water, Tomato Paste, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Distilled Vinegar, Corn Syrup, Salt, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Natural Flavors}, Water, Soy Protein Concentrate, Soy Lecithin]), Mashed Potatoes (Water, Potatoes, Dehydrated Potato Granules, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Butter [Cream, Salt], Soybean Oil, Nonfat Dry Milk, Potassium Chloride, Sea Salt, Mono- And Diglycerides, Black Pepper, Citric Acid, Disodium Dihydrogen Pyrophosphate [To Protect Color], Xanthan Gum, Guar Gum, Bht, Sodium Bisulfite), Corn, Gravy (Water, Modified Corn Starch, Onions, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Beef Flavor [Cooked Beef, Yeast Extract, Beef Tallow, Beef Extract, Flavoring, Salt, Sugar, Vegetable Juice Concentrates {Onion, Carrot, Celery}, Lactic Acid], Tomato Paste, Burgundy Wine, Sugar, Potassium Chloride, Canola Oil, Garlic, Sea Salt, Butter [Cream, Salt], Black Pepper), Apples (Citric Acid And Ascorbic Acid To Retain Color), Water, Brown Sugar, Modified Food Starch, Cream, Acetylated Monoglycerides, Salt, Alcohol, Natural Flavors.