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.
Cupcake Mix (Sugar, Enriched Cake Flour [Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Shortening [Palm Oil, Mono- And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60], Baking Powder [Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Baking Soda, Corn Starch, Monocalcium Phosphate], Skim Milk Solids, Modified Food Starch, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Emulsifier [Mono- And Diglycerides, Tocopherols, Ascorbic Acid, Citric Acid], Baking Soda, Salt), Icing Tube (Sugar, Shortening [Palm Oil, Canola Oil, Mono- And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60], Water, Corn Syrup, Modified Corn Starch, Salt, Propylene Glycol, Yellow 6, Potassium Sorbate (Preservative), Titanium Dioxide Color, Artificial Flavor, Citric Acid), Frosting Mix (Natural And Artificial Flavors, Powdered Sugar [Sugar, Corn Starch]), Black Mini Beads (Dextrose, Corn Syrup, Calcium Stearate, Tapioca Dextrin, Titanium Dioxide Color, Confectioner's Glaze, Carnauba Wax, Artificial Flavors, Red 40, Blue 1), Color Packet (Water, Sugar, Glycerin, Yellow 5, Modified Corn Starch, Citric Acid, Xanthan Gum, Potassium Sorbate [Preservative]).