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.
Brownie: Sugar, Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Soybean Oil, Water, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Corn Syrup Solids, Dried Egg Whites, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Food Starch-modified, Salt, Natural & Artificial Flavors, Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Fd&c Red 40, Vegetable Shortening (Partially Hydrogenated Soybean And Cotton Seed Oil), High Fructose Corn Syrup, Chocolate Liquor, Soy Lecithin, Propylene Glycol, Mono- And Diglycerides, Potassium Sorbate (Preservative). Cookie: Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Chocolate Chips [Sugar, Chocolate Liquor (Processed With Alkali), Cocoa Butter, Milk Fat, Soy Lecithin, Vanilla], Brown Sugar, Butter, Margarine, Liquid Whole Eggs, Glucose, Numoline, Corn Syrup Solids, Baking Soda, Xanthan, Salt Chocolate Chunks [Sugar, Chocolate Liquor (Processed With Alkali), Cocoa Butter, Milk Fat, Soy Lecithin, Vanilla]. Fudge Icing: Sugar, Water, Vegetable Shortening (Partially Hydrogenated Soybean And Cottonseed Oil), Corn Syrup, Cocoa Powder, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Chocolate Liquor, Soybean Oil, Food Starch Modified, Soy Lecithin, Propylene Glycol, Salt, Mono- And Diglycerides, Natural Flavors, Potassium Sorbate (Preservative).