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 Bleached Flour (Bleached Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, Soybean Oil, Eggs, Egg Whites, Modified Corn Starch. Contains 2% Or Less Of: Nonfat Milk, Salt, Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Baking Soda, Corn Starch, Monocalcium Phosphate), Vital Wheat Gluten, Emulsifiers (Sorbitan Monostearate, Mono- And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Soy Lecithin), Dextrose, Artificial And Natural Flavors, Caramel Color. Icing: Sugar, Vegetable Shortening (Interesterified Soybean Oil, Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil, Mono- And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60), Water, Corn Syrup. Contains 2% Or Less Of: Salt, Dextrose, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Modified Corn Starch, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Sorbitan Monostearate, Mono- And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Corn Cereal, Palm Oil, Yellow 5, Blue 1, Yellow 5 Aluminum Lake), Locust Bean Gum, Citric Acid. Topping: Pecans, Sugar, Corn Syrup, Sweetened Condensed Skim Milk (Skim Milk, Sugar), Water, Palm Oil, Whey, Heavy Cream. Contains 2% Or Less Of: Citric Acid, Disodium Phosphate, Mono- And Diglycerides, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Nonfat Milk, Pectin, Propylene Glycol Alginate, Sulfites.