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.
Buttercreme Frosting (Sugar, Vegetable Shortening [Palm Oil, Canola Oil, Mono- And Diglycerides], Water, Corn Syrup, Contains 2% Or Less Of: High Fructose Corn Syrup, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Corn Starch, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Salt, Guar Gum, Phosphoric Acid, Potassium Sorbate [Preservative], Polysorbate 60, Sodium Benzoate [Preservative], Blue 1), Enriched Bleached Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Sugar, Margarine (Palm Oil, Water, Soybean Oil, Salt, Mono-and Diglycerides, Annatto Extract [Color], Calcium Disodium Edta [Preservative], Artificial Flavor, Vitamin A Palmitate), Eggs, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Rice Flour, Corn Starch, Palm Oil, Water, Leavening (Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Aluminum Sulfate, Monocalcium Phosphate), Palm Kernel Oil, Modified Corn Starch, Cellulose Gum, Carrageenan, Sodium Propionate (Preservative), Red 40, Yellow 6, Blue 1, Color Added, Confectioner's Glaze, Yellows, Nonfat Milk, Soy Lecithin (Emulsifier), Red 3, Yellow 6 Lake, Red 40 Lake, Carnauba Wax, Blue 1 Lake.