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, Enriched Bleached Flour (Bleached Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, Soybean Oil, Eggs, Egg Whites, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Nonfat Milk, Salt, Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate), Baking Soda, Corn Starch, Monocalcium Phosphate), Xanthan Gum, Vital Wheat Gluten, Emulsifiers (Sorbitan Monostearate, Mono-and Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Soy Lecithin), Dextrose, Artificial And Natural Flavors, Red 40 Lake, Blue 1 Lake, Yellow 5 Lake. Icing: Sugar, Vegetable Shortening (Interesterified Soybean, Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil, Mon-and Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60), Water, Corn Starch, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Salt, Dextrose, Corn Starch, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Sorbitan Monostearate, Mono-and Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Red 40, Red 3, Red 40 Aluminum Lake, Locust Bean Gum, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate.