Brand vs brand
Natural Balance vs Purina Beneful
Same rubric. Same nine components. Same flagged-ingredient list. Just the data.
C
Natural Balance
59.5
Avg score
56
Products
0
Recalls
Top-rated
Natural Balance Health Protection Puppy Real Chicken, Brown Rice & Pumpkin Dry Dog Food, 12-lb bag
80/100
C
Purina Beneful
48.3
Avg score
39
Products
0
Recalls
Top-rated
Purina Beneful Healthy Weight with Farm-Raised Chicken Dry Dog Food, 36-lb bag
59/100
Side by side
Metric
Natural Balance
Purina Beneful
Average score
59.5
48.3
Median score
59
48
Products scored
56
39
A-tier products
7
0
F-tier products
0
0
% with flagged ingredient
98%
100%
Recall history
0
0
Median price/lb
$4.00
$3.94
Green highlight indicates the better value for that metric.
Top 3 from Natural Balance
Natural Balance
Natural Balance Health Protection Puppy Real Chicken, Brown Rice & Pumpkin Dry Dog Food, 12-lb bag
$3.33/lbdryFair
80
Natural Balance
Natural Balance Health Protection Adult Real Chicken, Brown Rice & Pumpkin Dry Dog Food, 24-lb bag
$2.29/lbdryFair
78
Natural Balance
Natural Balance Health Protection Small Breed Adult Real Chicken, Brown Rice & Pumpkin Dry Dog Food, 12-lb bag
$3.33/lbdryFair
78
Top 3 from Purina Beneful
Purina Beneful
Purina Beneful Healthy Weight with Farm-Raised Chicken Dry Dog Food, 36-lb bag
$1.08/lbdryFair
59
Purina Beneful
Purina Beneful Originals with Natural Salmon Dry Dog Food, 36-lb bag
$1.08/lbdryFair
59
Purina Beneful
Purina Beneful Originals with Natural Salmon Dry Dog Food, 28-lb bag
$5.98dryFair
57
How this comparison was generated
Both brands graded the same way. Always.
Same rubric, same nine components, same flagged ingredient list. No special treatment.
Read the methodology