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 Flour (Bleached Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, Soybean Oil, Eggs, Egg Whites, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Modified Corn Starch. Contains 2% Or Less Of: Nonfat Milk, Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Baking Soda, Corn Starch, Monocalcium Phosphate), Salt, Xanthan Gum, Vital Wheat Gluten, Emulsifiers (Sorbitan Monostearate, Mono- And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Soy Lecithin), Dextrose, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Red 40 Lake, Blue 1 Lake, Yellow 5 Lake. Icing: Sugar, Vegetable Shortening (Interesterified Soybean, Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil, Mono- And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60), Water, Corn Syrup. Contains 2% Or Less Of: Titanium Dioxide (For Color), Salt, Dextrose, Modified Corn Starch, Natural And Artificial Flavors, And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Soybean And/or Palm Oils, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Chocolate Liquor, Corn Flour, Baking Soda, Soy Lecithin, Maltodextrin, Topping: Unbleached, Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Sugar, Palm And/or Canola Oil, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Leavening (Baking Soda, Calcium Phosphate), Corn Starch, Salt, Soy Lecithin, Vanillin, Chocolate.