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 Mix (Sugar, Soybean Oil, Eggs, Enriched Flour Bleached [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Palm Oil, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Modified Corn Starch, Whey Powder, Leavening [Baking Soda, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate], Vital Wheat Gluten, Salt, Caramel Color, Propylene Glycol Mono And Diesters Of Fatty Acids, Mono And Diglycerides, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Tricalcium Phosphate, Corn Starch, Artificial Flavor, Citric Acid, Red 40, Ascorbic Acid, Soy Flour), Powdered Sugar, Water, Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup Solids, Maltodextrin, Semisweet Chocolate (Chocolate Liquor Processed With Alkali, Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Milkfat, Soy Lecithin, Natural And Artificial Flavors), Invert Sugar, Glycerin, Calcium Carbonate, Preserved With Potassium Sorbate, Sorbic Acid & Sodium Propionate, Calcium Sulfate, Agar, Lactic Acid, Natural Flavor, Color Added, Guar Gum, Sodium Hexametaphosphate, Locust Bean Gum.