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, Bleached Enriched Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Water, Egg, Soybean Oil, Canola Oil, Modified Corn Starch, Whey, Leavening Blend [Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Corn Starch, Monocalcium Phosphate, Calcium Sulfate], Mono- And Diglycerides, Salt, Emulsifier [Propylene Glycol Mono- And Diesters Of Fats And Fatty Acids, Mono- And Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Citric Acid {Preservative}], Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavor), Icing (Icing Sugar [Sugar, Corn Starch], Vegetable Oil Shortening [Canola Oil, Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil, Monoglycerides, Polysorbate 60], Corn Syrup, Margarine [Soybean Oil, Palm Oil, Water, Salt, Whey, Soy Lecithin, Monoglycerides, Natural Flavor, Vitamin A Palmitate, Vitamin D3], Water, Nonfat Dry Milk, Butter [Cream, Salt], Modified Corn Starch, Red 40 Lake, Mono- And Diglycerides, Natural Flavor, Yellow 5, Blue 1, Salt), Sprinkles (Icing Sugar [Sugar, Corn Starch], Palm Kernel Oil, Modified Corn Starch, Corn Starch, Sunflower Lecithin, Shellac, Red 40, Yellow 6, Yellow 5, Blue 1, Polysorbate 60).