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, Enriched Bleached Flour (Bleached Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, Soybean Oil, Eggs, Egg Whites, Modified Corn Starch. Contains 2% Or Less Of: Nonfat Milk, Salt, Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Baking Soda, Corn Starch, Monocalcium Phosphate), Vital Wheat Gluten, Emulsifiers (Sorbitan Monostearate, Mono- And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Soy Lecithin), B-carotene (For Color), Corn Syrup, Lemon Peel, Lemon Puree (Lemon Juice Concentrate, Lemon Pulp Cells, Lemon Oil), Sodium Citrate, Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Benzoate (Preservatives), Yellow 5, Citric Acid, Dextrose, Artificial And Natural Flavors. Icing: Sugar, Vegetable Shortening (Interesterified Soybean Oil, Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil, Mono- And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60), Water, Corn Syrup. Contains 2% Or Less Of Salt, Dextrose, Corn Starch, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Lemon Oil, Sorbitan Monostearate, Mono- And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Yellow 5, Sorbitol, Methylcellulose. Disc: White Chocolate (Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Whole Milk Powder, Hydrogenated Vegetable Fat [Coconut And/or Palm Kernel], Nonfat Dry Milk, Gum Arabic, Sorbitol, Calcium Carbonate, Soy Lecithin, Titanium Dioxide [For Color], Nonfat Dry Milk, Soy Lecithin, Vanilla Extract, Yellow 5 Lake). Chips: Sugar, Vegetable Fat (Palm Kernel And/or Palm), Nonfat Dry Milk, Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavors, Soybean Oil, Turmeric (For Color), B-carotene (For Color), Annatto Extract (For Color).