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: Sugar, Bleached Enriched Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, Eggs, Soybean And/or Canola Oil, Modified Cornstarch, Whey (Milk), Leavening Blend (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Cornstarch, Monocalcium Phosphate, Calcium Sulfate), Mono- And Diglycerides, Salt, Emulsifier (Propylene Glycol Mono- And Diesters Of Fats And Fatty Acids, Mono- And Diglycerides, Soybean Lecithin, Citric Acid [Preservative]), Soybean Lecithin, Natural Flavor. Filling: Water, Sugar, Corn Syrup, Modified Cornstarch, Cocoa Powder (Processed With Alkali), Color (Caramel, Titanium Dioxide), Sodium Acid Sulfate, Salt, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Potassium Sorbate (Preservative), Agar-agar. Icing: Icing Sugar (Sugar, Cornstarch), Vegetable Oil Shortening (Canola Oil, Palm Oil, Fractionated Palm Oil, Fractionated Palm Kernel Oil, Monoglycerides, Polysorbate 60), Water, Corn Syrup,butter (Cream, Salt), Nonfat Dry Milk, Mono- And Diglycerides, Natural Flavor, Salt. Topping: Sugar, Chocolate Liquor, Cocoa Butter, Dextrose, Soybean Lecithin (An Emulsifier), Cornstarch, Color (Titanium Dioxide, Fd&c Yellow #5, Fd&c Yellow #5 Lake, Fd&c Yellow #6 Lake, Fd&c Red #3, Fd&c Red #40 Lake, Fd&c Blue #1 Lake, Fd&c Blue #1, Fd&c Blue #2 Lake), Carnauba Wax, Shellac.