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, Water, Bleached Enriched Wheat Flour (Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Eggs, Soybean Oil, Cocoa (Processed With Alkali), Vegetable Shortening (Palm Oil, Mono And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60), Corn Syrup, Food Starch-modified, Whey, Dough Improver (Water, Mono And Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids, Glycerol, Propylene Glycol, Propylene Glycol Esters Of Fatty Acids, Salts Of Fatty Acids, Sodium Hydroxide, Calcium Chloride), Vital Wheat Gluten, Salt, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Dextrose, Titanium Dioxide, Sodium Propionate And Potassium Sorbate (Preservatives), Oleyl Lactylic Acid, Natural And Artificial Vanilla Flavor, Sodium Bicarbonate, Propylene Glycol Monoesters, Mono And Diglycerides, Datem, Beta Carotene, Soy Lecithin, Carboxymethylcellulose, Colors (Annatto Extract, Turmeric), Artificial Flavor], Icing [Sugar, Vegetable Shortening (Palm Oil, Mono And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60), Water, Cocoa (Processed With Alkali), Glycerin, Corn Syrup, Corn Starch, Food Starch-modified, Guar Gum, Salt], Topping [Brown Sugar, Dried Coconut, Water, Margarine (Partially Hydrogenated Soybean And Palm Oils, Water, Salt, Mono And Diglycerides, Nonfat Dry Milk, Soy Lecithin (An Emulsifier), Sodium Benzoate (Preservative), Artificial Flavor, Beta Carotene (Color), Vitamin A Palmitate), Corn Starch, Sugar, Corn Syrup, Glycerin, Pecans, Milk Powder, Food Starch-modified, Potassium Sorbate (Preservative), Natural And Artificial Flavors], Toasted Coconut [Coconut, Sugar, Water, Propylene Glycol, Salt, Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Metabisulfite (Preservatives)]