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, Enriched Wheat Flour (Bleached Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Eggs, Vegetable Shortening (Palm Oil, Mono And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60), Modified Food Starch, Whey, Vital Wheat Gluten, Salt, Sodium Aluminium Phosphate, Soybean Oil, Sodium Bicarbonate, Propylene Glycol Monoesters, Mono And Diglycerides, Datem, Soy Lecithin, Artificial Flavor, Potassium Sorbate (Preservative), Baking Powder (Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Corn Starch, Monocalcium Phosphate), Yellow 5, Gum Arabic, Citric Acid, Xanthan Gum], Pudding [Water, Sugar, 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), Modified Food Starch, Dextrose, Salt, Titanium Dioxide(Color), Glucono Delta Lactone, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Sodium Benzoate (Preservative), Sodium Alginate, Corn Starch, Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil, Citric Acid, Yellow 5, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Yellow 6], Icing [Sugar, Water, Vegetable Shortening (Palm Oil, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean, Cottonseed And/or Canola Oils, Mono And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60), Corn Syrup, Cocoa (Processed With Alkali), Corn Starch, Corn Syrup Solids, Soybean Oil, Guar Gum, Soy Lecithin, Salt, Chocolate Liquor, Artificial Flavor).