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, Vegetable Oil (Canola And Soybean), Modified Cornstarch, Whey, Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Cornstarch, Monocalcium Phosphate, Calcium Sulfate), Soy Lecithin, Wheat Gluten, Salt, Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Esters Of Mono And Diglycerides, Artificial Flavor. Icing: Icing Sugar, Non-hydrogenated Vegetable Oil Shortening (Canola, Palm, Modified Palm And Palm Kernel Oils), Glucose Syrup, Water, Skim Milk Powder, Butter (Cream, Salt), Artificial Flavor, Salt, Polysorbate 60. Lemon Filling: Water, Sugar, Glucose Syrup, Modified Corn Starch, Enriched Wheat Flour, Modified Palm Oil, Citric Acid, Salt, Sodium Citrate, Xanthan Gum, Lemon Puree (Water, Citric Acid, Sugar, Lemon Pulp, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Lemon Oil, Sodium Citrate), Gellan Gum, Sodium Benzoate (Preservative), Artificial Flavor, Titanium Dioxide (Color), Yellow 6, Yellow 5.