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: Sugar, Bleached Enriched Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Vegetable Oil (Canola And Soybean), Egg, Water, Modified Cornstarch, Whey, Wheat Gluten, Dextrose, Glucose, Lemon Zest, Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Corn Starch, Monocalcium Phosphate, Calcium Sulfate), Salt, Pectin, Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Esters Of Mono And Diglycerides, Artificial And Natural Flavor, Citric Acid, Phosphoric Acid, Polysorbate 60, Color (Fd&c Yellow #5), Sodium Benzoate (Preservative). Icing: Icing Sugar, Non-hydrogenated Vegetable Oil Shortening (Canola, Palm, Modified Palm And Palm Kernel Oils), Glucose, Water, Skim Milk Powder, Butter (Cream, Salt), Artificial Flavor, Salt, Polysorbate 60. Lemon Filling: Water, Sugar, Glucose, Modified Corn Starch, Enriched Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Lemon Juice Concentrate, Modified Palm Oil, Citric Acid, Salt, Sodium Citrate, Xanthan Gum, Gellan Gum, Sodium Benzoate (Preservative), Artificial Flavor, Color (Fd&c Yellow #5, Fd&c Yellow #6, Titanium Dioxide).