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.
Red Velvet Cupcake (Icing Sugar [Sugar, Corn Starch], Sugar, Cream Cheese [Cream, , Nonfat Milk, Salt, Locust Bean Gum, Bacterial Culture], Vegetable Oil Shortening [Canola Oil, Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil, Monoglycerides, Polysorbate 60], Bleached Enriched Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Soybean Oil, Canola Oil, Egg, Water, Chocolate Liquor, Modified Corn Starch, Whey, Red Velvet Crumbs [Enriched Wheat Flour {Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid}, Sugar, Canola Oil, Cocoa Powder Processed With Alkali, Red 40, Salt, Artificial Flavor], Leavening Blend [Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Corn Starch, Monocalcium Phosphate, Calcium Sulfate], Red 40, Salt, Mono- And Diglycerides, Emulsifier [Propylene Glycol Mono- And Diesters Of Fats And Fatty Acids, Mono- And Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Citric Acid {Preservative}], Cocoa Powder Processed With Alkali, Natural Flavor, Soy Lecithin, Beta-carotene [Color]).