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.
Confetti Cake Mix (Sugar, Bleached Wheat Flour, Emulsified Palm Shortening [Palm Oil, Propylene Glycol Mono-and Diesters Of Fats And Fatty Acids, Mono-and Diglycerides, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate], Sprinkles [Sugar, Yellow Corn Flour, Modified Corn Starch, Canola Oil, Yellow 5 Lake, Red 40 Lake, Wheat Flour, Yellow 6 Lake, Blue 2 Lake, Blue 1 Lake], Leavening [Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate], Wheat Starch, Contains Less Than 2% Of: Salt, Colored With [Titanium Dioxide], Cellulose Gum, Xanthan Gum, Dextrose, Maltodextrin, Artificial Flavors, Modified Corn Starch), Frosting (Sugar, Palm Oil, Water, Corn Syrup, Contains Less Than 2% Of: Corn Starch, Mono- And Diglycerides, Modified Corn Starch, Salt, Titanium Dioxide [Color], Potassium Sorbate [Preservative], Corn Maltodextrin, Polysorbate 60, Xanthan Gum, Antioxidants [Ascorbyl Palmitate, Mixed Tocopherols, Chamomile Extract, Rosemary Extract, Alpha Tocopherol], Natural And Artificial Flavor, Citric Acid), Cereal (Rice, Sugar, Canola And/or Soybean Oil, Salt, Contains 1% Or Less Of: Natural And Artificial Flavor, Red 40, Yellow 6, Yellow 5, Blue 1, Turmeric Oleoresin [Color], Bht And Bha Added To Preserve Freshness, Sodium Ascorbate And Ascorbic Acid [Vitamin C], Niacinamide [Vitamin B3], Reduced Iron, Zinc Oxide, Vitamin A Palmitate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride [Vitamin B6], Thiamin Mononitrate [Vitamin B1], Riboflavin [Vitamin B2], Folic Acid, Vitamin D3, Vitamin B12).