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, Water, Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Egg, Soy And/or Canola Oil, Strawberry Filling (Corn Syrup, Sugar, Water, Strawberries, Modified Cornstarch, Pectin, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Sodium Benzoate [Preservative], Artificial Flavor, Blue 1, Red 40]), Modified Cornstarch, Whey (Milk), Leavening Blend (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Corn- Starch, Monocalcium Phosphate, Calcium Sulfate), Soy Lecithin, Wheat Gluten, Salt, Datem, Natural And Artificial Flavor. Icing: Icing Sugar, Strawberry Swirl (Water, Sugar, Strawberries, Modified Cornstarch, Citric Acid, Salt, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Citrate, Locust Bean Gum, Carrageenan, Potassium Sorbate [Preservative], Sodium Benzoate [Preservative], Natural Flavor, Blue 1, Red 40]), Shortening (Canola, Palm, Modified Palm And Palm Kernel Oil, Monoglycerides, Polysorbate 60), Corn Syrup, Water, Skim Milk Powder, Butter (Cream, Salt), Mono- And Diglycerides, Artificial Flavor, Salt.