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 ([Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Modified Food Starch, Soybean Oil, Dry Whey, Leavening [Baking Soda, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate], Vital Wheat Gluten, Salt, Caramel Color, Propylene Glycol Mono & Diesters Of Fatty Acids, Mono & Diglycerides, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Dextrose, Tricalcium Phosphate, Artificial Flavor, Red #40, Corn Starch, Sulfites, Citric Acid, Ascorbic Acid [Dough Conditioner], Egg, Soy Flour), Chocolate Icing (Sugar, Water, Corn Syrup, Palm Oil, Cocoa [Processed With Alkali], Soybean Oil, Mono & Diglycerides, Salt, Polysorbate 60, Potassium Sorbate & Sorbic Acid [As Preservatives], Soy Lecithin, Natural & Artificial Flavors, Dextrose, Corn Starch, Caramel Color, Xanthan Gum, Cellulose Gum), Whipped Topping (Water, Sugar, Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil, Dextrose, Sodium Caseinate, Citric Acid, Polysorbate 80, Salt, Xanthan Gum, Polysorbate 60, Carbohydrate Gum, Polyglycerol Esters Of Fatty Acids, Potassium Sorbate, Mono & Diglycerides), Mallo Creme (High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup, Water, Modified Food Starch, Titanium Dioxide [Color], Salt, Artificial Flavors, Benzoic Acid [Preservative], Xanthan Gum), Water, Eggs, Soybean Oil, Wheat Flour, Brown Sugar, Margarine (Vegetable Oil Blend [Palm Oil & Soybean Oil], Water, Salt, Soy Lecithin, Mono & Diglycerides, Citric Acid [Preservative], Natural Flavor, Beta Carotene [Color], Vitamin A Palmitate Added), Chocolate Chips (Sugar, Chocolate Liquor, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin, Vanilla, Salt), Sugar, Modified Corn Starch, Invert Sugar, Powdered Sugar, Artificial Vanilla Flavor, Nonfat Dry Milk, Salt.