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.
Croissant: Enriched Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflamin, Folic Acid), Water, Margarine (Palm Oil Fractionated Palm Oil, Canola Oil, Water, Sugar, Mono- And Diglycerides, Soybean Lecithin, Citric Acid, Artificial Flavor, Vitamin A Palmitate, Vitamin D3, Color [Beta-carotene], Sugar, Yeast, Egg Whites, Salt, Natural Flavor (Contains Milk), Calcium Propionate (Preservative), Mono- And Diglycerides, Sorbic Acid (Preservatne), Enzyme, Ascorbic Acid. Glaze: Icing Sugar (Sugar, Cornstarch), Water, Sugar, Maltodextrin, Shortening (Palm Oil, Fractionated Palm Oil), Potassium Sorbate (Preservatine), Agar Agar, Artificial Flavor, Citric Acid, Locust Bean Gum. Alling: Enriched Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Brown Sugar, Water, Margarine (Palm Oil, Fractionated Palm Oil, Canola Oil, Water, Sugar, Mono- And Diglycerides, Soybean Lecithin, Citric Acid, Artificial Flavor, Vitamin A Palmitate, Vitamin D3, Beta Carotene [Color]), Modifed Cornstarch, Skim Milk Powder, Canola Oil (Dha, Bht), Invert Sugar, Yeast, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Eggs, Sugar, Malted Barley Extract, Salt, Egg Whites, Leavening Blend (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Monocalcium Phosphate, Calcium Sulfate), Mono- And Diglycerides, Calcium Propionate (Preservatne), Sorbic Acid (Preservative), Enzymes, Ascorbic Acid. Topping: Icing Sugar, Palm Kernel Oil, Modified Cornstarch, Cornstarch, Shellac, Sunflower Lecithin, Fd&c Yellow #5, Fd&c Yellow #6, Fd&c Blue #1, Fd&c Red #3, Fd&c Red #40, Polysorbate 60.