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.
Marshmallows (Corn Syrup, Sugar, Modified Cornstarch, Water, Gelatin), Rice Cereal (Rice, Sugar, Salt, Malt Extract, Reduced Iron, Niacinamide, Thiamine Hydrochloride, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Calcium Pantothenate, Folic Acid), White Confectionery Coating (Sugar, Vegetable Oil [Palm Kernel Oil And Palm Oil], Nonfat Dry Milk, Whole Milk, Soy Lecithin, Artificial Vanilla Flavor), Cocoa Confectionery Coating (Sugar, Vegetable Oil [Palm Kernel Oil And Palm Oil], Cocoa [Processed With Alkali], Nonfat Dry Milk, Sorbitan Monostearate, Mono- And Diglycerides, Citric Acid [To Help Protect Flavor], Soy Lecithin, Artificial Vanilla Flavor), Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Red 3, Red 40, Blue 1, Blue 2, Margarine (Palm Oil, Water, Salt, Mono- And Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Sodium Benzoate [Preservative], Artificial Flavor, Beta-carotene [Color], Vitamin A Palmitate), Artificial Vanilla Flavor, Invert Sugar, Sprinkles (Sugar, Cornstarch, Confectioner's Glaze, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Red 3, Red 40, Blue 1, Blue 2).