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.
Powdered Sugar (Sugar Corn Starch), Cake Mix (Sugar, Bleached Enriched Flour [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Soybean Oil Corn Starch-modified, Whey [Milk], Mono- & Diglycerides, Leavening [Baking Soda, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate], Vital Wheat Gluten, Salt, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Sorbitan Monostearate, Calcium Acetate, Nonfat Milk, Guar Gum, Xanthan Gum, Polysorbate 60, Natural & Artificial Flavors, Soy Flour, Eggs), Water, Sugar, Eggs, Soybean Oil, Corn Syrup, Palm Oil, Lemon Juice, Stabilizer Blend (Calcium Carbonate, Sugar Calcium Sulfate, Dextrose, Agar-agar, Guar Gum, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Sodium Hexametaphosphate, Monoglycerides), Lemon Peel (Lemon Peel, Water, Citric Acid [Preservative]), Stabilizer Blend (Calcium Carbonate, Dextrose Agar-agar, Titanium Dioxide (Color), Salt, Monoglycerides), Invert Sugar, Lemon Emulsion Flavoring Blend (Water, Propylene Glycol, Natural & Artificial Flavors, Xanthan Gum, Propylene Glycol Alginate, Guar Gum, Mono- And Diglycerides, Propyl Gallate (Preservative, Citric Acid [Preservative], Yellow 5), Natural & Artificial Lemon Oil, Titanium Dioxide (Color), Sodium Propionate (Preservative), Coloring Blend (Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Glycerin, Fd&c Yellow 5, Sugar, Food Starch-modified, Carrageenan, Sodium Benzoate [Preservative], Potassium Sorbate [Preservative], Xanthan Gum, Citric Acid [Preservativet]). Potassium Sorbate (Preservative).