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.
Gingerbread: Enriched Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Iron, Fungal-amylase, Ascorbic Acid, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Sugar, Vegetable Shortening (Hydrogenated Soybean And Cottonseed Oil), Molasses, Water, Spices (Cinnamon, Ginger, Allspice, Cloves), Leavening (Baking Soda), Salt. White Ready-to-use Icing: Sugar, Water, Vegetable Shortening (Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Modified Palm Oil, Hydrogenated Modified Palm Oil, Mono And Diglycerides), Corn Syrup, Corn Starch, Food Starch-modified (Corn), Salt, Mono And Diglycerides, Artificial Flavor, Titanium Dioxide (Color), Polysorbate 60, Potassium Sorbate (Preservative), Citric Acid. Green Ready-to-use Icing: Sugar, Water, Vegetable Shortening (Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Modified Palm Oil, Hydrogenated Modified Palm Oil, Mono And Diglycerides), Corn Syrup, Corn Starch, Food Starch-modified (Corn), Salt, Mono And Diglycerides, Artificial Flavor, Polysorbate 60, Potassium Sorbate (Preservative), Fd&c Yellow #5, Fd&c Blue #1, Citric Acid. Red Fondant: Confectioners' Sugar (Sugar, Corn Starch), Corn Syrup, Vegetable Shortening (Hydrogenated Soybean And Cottonseed Oil), Water, Glycerin, Food Starch-modified (Tapioca), Cellulose Gum, Gum Tragacanth, Artificial Flavor, Sodium Diacetate, Fd&c Red #40, Fd&c Red #3, Potassium Sorbate (Preservative). Candy Cane Sticks: Sugar, Maltose Syrup, Water, Citric Acid, Artificial Flavor, Fd&c Red #40, Titanium Dioxide (Color). Mini Multi-colored Candies: Dextrose, Corn Syrup, Citric Acid, Calcium Stearate, Tapioca Dextrin, Titanium Dioxide (Color), Confectioners' Glaze, Carnauba Wax, Artificial Flavors, Fd&c Yellow #5, Fd&c Yellow #6, Fd&c Red #3, Fd&c Red #40, Fd&c Blue #1.