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.
Cake: Sugar, Bleached Enriched Flour (Bleached Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, Soybean Oil, Eggs, Egg Whites, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Modified Corn Starch. Contains 2% Or Less Of Nonfat Milk, Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Baking Soda, Corn Starch, Monocalcium Phosphate), Salt, Xanthan Gum, Vital Wheat Gluten, Emulsifiers (Sorbitan Monostearate, Mono-and Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Soy Lecithin), Dextrose, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Red 40 Lake, Blue 1 Lake, Yellow 5 Lake. Icing: Sugar Vegetable Shortening (Interesterified Soybean Oil, Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil, Mono-and Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60), Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup. Contains 2% Or Less Of Maltodextrin, Dextrose, Modified Corn Starch, Corn Syrup, Locust Bean Gum, Yellow 5, Yellow 5 Lake, Blue 1. Corn Starch, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Salt, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate (Preservative), Quins: Sugar, Rice Flour, Vegetable Oil (Palm Kernel And/or Palm Oil), Corn Starch, Gum Arabic, Cellulose Gum, Confectioner's Glaze Carrageenan, Soy Lecithin, Yellow 6, Red 40, Yellow 5. Blue 1, Blue 2 Lake, Artificial Flavor.