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 Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, Egg, Soybean And Canola Oil, Modified Corn Starch, Whey Powder, Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Corn Starch, Monocalcium Phosphate, Calcium Sulfate), Soybean Lecithin, Wheat Gluten, Salt, Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Esters Of Mono And Diglycerides, Artificial Flavor. Icing: Icing Sugar, Shortening (Canola, Palm, Modified Palm And Palm Kernel Oil), Water, Glucose, Skim Milk Powder, Mono And Diglycerides, Butter (Cream, Salt), Artificial Flavor, Salt, Polysorbate 60. Sprinkles: Sugar, Modified Corn Starch, Palm Kernel Oil, Corn Starch, Gum Arabic, Confectioner's Glaze, Soybean Lecithin, Color (Fd&c Yellow #6, Fd&c Yellow #5, Fd&c Blue #1, Fd&c Red #40), Artificial Flavor, Polysorbate 60.