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, Eggs, Soybean Oil, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Modified Cornstarch. 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, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Red 40, Blue 1. Icings: Sugar, Cream Cheese (Pasteurized Milk And Cream, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Carob Bean Gum, Guar Gum, Xanthan Gum), Vegetable Shortening (Interesterified Soybean Oil, Soybean Oil, Fully Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil, Mono- And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60), Corn Syrup, Water. Contains 2% Or Less Of: Salt, Mono- And Diglycerides, Sorbitan Monostearate, Polysorbate 60, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Dextrude, Corn Starch, Polysorbate 20, Vinegar, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Beta Carotene (For Color), Citric Acid.