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, Enriched Wheat Flour Bleached [Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Soybean Oil, Egg Yolk, Food Starch-modified, Whey, Leavening [Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Baking Soda], Egg Whites, Propylene Glycol Mono & Diesters Of Fatty Acids, Mono & Diglycerides, Vital Wheat Gluten, Salt, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Nonfat Milk, Sorbitan Monostearate, Calcium Propionate [As Preservative], Dextrose, Guar Gum, Polysorbate 60, Xanthan Gum, Soy Lecithin, Artificial Flavor, Corn Starch) Water, Glaze (Sugar, Water, Maltodextrin, Corn Starch, Potassium Sorbate [As Preservative], Calcium Sulfate, Agar, Citric Acid, Mono & Diglycerides With Bht And Citric Acid As Preservatives, Locust Bean Gum, Disodium Phosphate), Streusel (Enriched Wheat Flour Bleached [Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Sugar, Soybean Oil, Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil [Soybean Oil], Corn Syrup Solids, Salt, Dextrose, Sodium Caseinate, Corn Starch, Water, Mono & Digylcerides, Propylene Glycol, Yellow Lake 5, Yellow Lake 6, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Tragacanth Gum, Sodium Sulfate, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate [As Preservative], Egg, Soy Flour), Icing (Sugar, Water, Corn Syrup, Lemon Peel, Lemon Puree, Pectin, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Natural Flavor, Phosphoric Acid, Guar Gum, Potassium Sorbate [As Preservative], Glucose, Yellow 5, Ascorbic Acid), Lemon Flavor (Water, Propylene Glycol, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Xanthan Gum, Fd&c Yellow #5 And Bha), Poppy Seeds.