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, Bleached Enriched Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Water, Egg, Soybean Oil And/or Canola Oil, Modified Corn Starch, Whey, Leavening Blend [Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Corn Starch, Monocalcium Phosphate, Calcium Sulfate], Mono- And Diglycerides, Salt, Emulsifier [Propylene Glycol Mono- And Diesters Of Fats And Fatty Acids, Mono- And Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Citric Acid {Preservative}], Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavor), Icing (Icing Sugar [Sugar, Corn Starch], Caramel Swirl Filling [Water, Sugar, Corn Syrup, Sweetened Condensed Milk {Whole Milk, Sugar, Lactose}, Modified Corn Starch, Palm Kernel Oil, Butter {Cream, Salt}, Caramel Color, Salt, Sodium Acid Sulfate, Potassium Sorbate {Preservative}, Gellan Gum, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Titanium Dioxide {Color}], Vegetable Oil Shortening [Canola Oil, Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil, Monoglycerides, Polysorbate 60], Water, Nonfat Dry Milk, Sweetened Condensed Skim Milk [Nonfat Milk, Sugar], Sugar, Margarine [Soybean Oil, Palm Oil, Water, Salt, Whey, Monoglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavor, Annatto Extract {Color}, Turmeric Extract (Color), Vitamin A Palmitate, Vitamin D3], Corn Syrup, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Modified Corn Starch, Mono- And Diglycerides, Salt, Caramel Color [Contains Ammonium Bisulfite], Canola Oil, Sodium Alginate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Cellulose Gum, Sodium Phosphate, Potassium Sorbate [Preservative], Soy Lecithin, Sodium Bicarbonate), Topping (Sugar, Sea Salt).