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 Flour Bleached [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Corn Starch-modified, Soybean Oil, Whey, Leavening [Baking Soda, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate], Vital Wheat Gluten, Salt, Sorbitan Monostearate, Artificial Color, Nonfat Milk, Mono And Diglycerides, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Polysorbate 60, Guar Gum, Xanthan Gum, Egg, Soy Flour), Raspberry Filling (Sugar, Raspberries, Water, Natural Flavors, Pectin, Locust Bean Gum), Powdered Sugar (Sugar, Cornstarch), Water, Fudge Base (Cocoa [Processed With Alkali], Soybean Oil, Corn Syrup Solids, Palm Oil, Mono And Diglycerides, Contains 2% Or Less Of Each Of The Following: Soy Lecithin, Salt, Chocolate Liquor, Tbhq, Artificial Flavors), Egg, Chocolate Chips (Sugar, Chocolate Liquor, Cocoa Butter, Anhydrous Dextrose, Milk Fat, Soy Lecithin [An Emulsifier]), Vegetable Shortening Mix (Palm And Canola Oil, Sugar, Palm And Palm Kernel Oil, Cocoa Powder Processed With Alkali, Cocoa Powder, Nonfat Milk, Whey Powder, Lactose, Soya Lecithin [An Emulsifier], Vanilla Extract), Natural Flavor, Dry Cultured Whey, Soy Lecithin.