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 Wheat 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 Partially Hydrogenated Soybean And Cottonseed Oil, Nonfat Milk, Salt, Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Corn Starch, Monocalcium Phosphate), Corn Starch, Vital Wheat Gluten, Emulsifiers (Sorbitan Monostearate, Mono And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Soy Lecithin), Dextrose, Annatto Color, Artificial And Natural Flavors. Icing - Sugar, Vegetable Shortening (Interesterfied Soybean Oil, Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil, Mono- And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60, Vegetable Oil (Palm, Canola), Corn Syrup, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Cocoa (Processed With Alkali), Water. Contains Less Than 2% Of Salt, Sweetened Condensed Milk (Milk, Sugar), Citric Acid, Cornstarch, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Dextrose, Soy Lecithin, Titanium Dioxide (For Color), Potassium Sorbate (Preservative), Sequins Also Contain Sugar. Rice Flour, Corn Starch, Gum Arabic, Xanthan Gum, Titanium Dioxide (For Color), Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 1, Red 3, Red 40, Blue 1 Lake, Polysorbate 60.