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.
Chocolate Cake (Sugar, Enriched Wheat Flour Bleached [Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Soybean Oil, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Food Starch-modified, Dry Egg Yolk, Propylene Glycol Mono & Diesters Of Fatty Acids, Mono & Diglycerides, Leavening [Baking Soda, Monocalcium Phosphate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate], Salt, Dry Egg Whites, Nonfat Dry Milk, Vital Wheat Gluten, Caramel Color, Dry Whey, Sorbitan Monostearate, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Calcium Propionate [As Preservative], Dextrose, Polysorbate 60, Xanthan Gum, Guar Gum, Soy Lecithin, Water, Artificial Flavor, Corn Starch, Sulfites), Water, Chocolate (Chocolate Liquor, Sugar, Soya Lecithin [An Emulsifier], Vanillin [An Artificial Flavor]), 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), Chocolate Icing (Sugar, Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil [Soybean And/or Cottonseed Oil], Corn Syrup, Water, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Mono And Diglycerides With Citric Acid As Preservatives, Polysorbate 60, Salt, Sodium Propionate And Sorbic Acid [As Preservatives], Soy Lecithin, Caramel Color, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Propylene Glycol, Dextrose, Corn Starch, Citric Acid, Xanthan Gum).