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.
Cream Cake Mix (Sugar, Bleached Enriched Wheat Flour[Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Food Starch - Modified, Soybean Oil, Dairy Product Solids [Milk], Contains 2% Or Less Of Each Of The Following: Leavening [Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate], Emulsifier [Propylene Glycol Esters Of Fatty Acids, Mono And Diglycerides, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate], Vital Wheat Gluten, Artificial Flavor, Egg Whites, Soy Four), Whole Eggs, Soybean Oil, Water, Lemon Flavor (High Fructose Corn Syrup, Lemon Peel [Lemon Peel, Water And Citric Acid], Corn Syrup, Dextrose. Contains 2% Or Less Of Each Of The Following: Natural Flavor, Water, Citric Acid, Natural Turmeric Extract, Pectin [Sucrose], Preservatives (Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Propionate, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Citrate], Wheat Flour, Butter Flavor (Water, Cottonseed Oil, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Tragacanth Gum, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate [As A Preservative], Vitamine), Yellow Food Color (Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Glycerine Fd&c Yellow 5, Sugar, Modified Food Starch, Fd&c Yellow 6, Carrageenan Gum, Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Benzoate [Preservatives], Citric Acid, Xanthan Gum), Sugar, Margarine (Palm Oil, Water, Soybean Oil, Salt, Contains Less Than 2% Of Natural Flavor [Milk], Soy Lecithin, Beta Carotene [Color], Vitamin A Palmitate Added), Potassium Sorbate (To Protect Freshness).