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 Mix (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), Cranberry, Pecan (Pecans, Cottonseed Oil, Butter, Salt), Enriched Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Icing (Sugar, Water, Corn Syrup, Ground Oranges, Orange Juice Concentrate, Natural Flavors, Guar Gum, Pectin, Phosphoric Acid, Yellow 6, Yellow 5, Potassium Sorbate [As Preservative], Dextrose, Ascorbic Acid, Salt).