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.
Cupcake Mix: Enriched Wheat Flour (Bleached Wheat Flour, Enzyme, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Sugar, Maltodextrin, Dextrose, Carnival Blend (Sugar, Corn Starch, Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (Cottonseed And/or Soybean), Soy Lecithin, Dextrin, Confectioner's Glaze, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Fd &c Red 40 Lake, Carnauba Wax, Yellow #6 Lake, Blue #1 Lake, Yellow #5 Lake, Red #3, Blue #1, Red #40), Baking Powder (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Corn Starch, Monocalcium Phosphate), Modified Food Starch, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Natural Vanilla Powder, Salt, Sodium Bicarbonate. Vanilla Frosting Mix: Confectioner's Sugar (Sugar And Corn Starch), Natural Vanilla Powder. Rosette Frosting Mix: Confectioner's Sugar (Sugar And Corn Starch), Natural Vanilla Powder, Fd&c Yellow #5. Rainbow Sprinkles: Sugar, Corn Starch, Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (Cottonseed And/or Soybean), Soy Lecithin, Dextrin, Confectioner's Glaze, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Fd &c Red 40 Lake, Carnauba Wax, Yellow #6 Lake, Blue #1 Lake, Yellow #5 Lake, Red #3, Blue #1, Red #40.