Natural Balance Dog Food Review
Made by Big Heart Pet Brands (J.M. Smucker) in US.
Average score: 72/100 across 70 dog food products.
Top Natural Balance products
- Natural Balance Specialized Nutrition Digestive and Immune Health Lamb and Brown Rice Formula Stew — 99/100
- Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Diets Adult Wet Dog Food - Lamb & Brown Rice — 96/100
- Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Diets Small Breed Adult Wet Dog Food - 3.5 oz — 95/100
- Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Reserve Adult Wet Dog Food - Beef & Brown Rice, 13 oz — 93/100
- Natural Balance Original Ultra Grain Free Chicken and Sweet Potato — 93/100
All Natural Balance products (70)
- Natural Balance Health Protection Adult Wet Dog Food - Salmon, Pumpkin & Rice, 12.5 oz — 93/100
- Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Reserve Duck and Brown Rice — 91/100
- Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Chicken and Sweet Potato — 91/100
- Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Chicken and Sweet Potato Small Breed Bites — 91/100
- Natural Balance Specialized Nutrition Joint and Muscle Health Chicken and Brown Rice Formula Stew — 91/100
- Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Lamb and Brown Rice Small Breed Bites — 90/100
- Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Small Breed Lamb and Brown Rice — 90/100
- Natural Balance Original Ultra Grain Free Adult Dry Dog Food - Gluten Free, Chicken — 88/100
- Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Duck and Potato Pate — 88/100
- Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Duck and Potato Small Breed — 88/100
- Natural Balance Specialized Nutrition Joint and Muscle Health Chicken and Oatmeal Formula — 87/100
- Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Whitefish, Brown Rice and Salmon — 86/100
- Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Pate Variety Pack Adult Wet Dog Food - Duck & Chicken, 12 Count — 86/100
- Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Chicken and Brown Rice — 86/100
- Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Diets With-Grain Adult Dry Dog Food - Chicken & Brown Rice — 86/100
- Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Diets Adult Wet Dog Food - Grain Free, Sweet Potato & Venison — 86/100
- Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Salmon and Sweet Potato — 86/100
- Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Salmon and Sweet Potato Small Breed — 86/100
- Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Small Breed Sweet Potato and Salmon — 86/100
- Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Sweet Potato and Salmon Pate — 86/100
- Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Reserve Grain Free Duck and Potato — 85/100
- Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Reserve Grain Free Duck and Potato Puppy — 85/100
- Natural Balance Mini Rewards All Life Stages Training Treats - Chicken 5.3 oz — 85/100
- Natural Balance Mini Rewards All Life Stages Training Treats - Salmon 5.3 oz — 85/100
- Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Diets Adult Wet Dog Food - Grain Free, Sweet Potato & Fish — 85/100
- Natural Balance Specialized Nutrition Digestive and Immune Health Lamb and Oatmeal Formula — 83/100
- Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Beef and Brown Rice Small Breed — 81/100
- Natural Balance Platefulls Harvest Chicken & Rice Recipe — 80/100
- Natural Balance Platefulls Savory Duck & Pumpkin Recipe — 80/100
- Natural Balance Platefulls Tender Carrot, Potato & Beef Recipe — 80/100
- Natural Balance Health Protection Adult Wet Dog Food - Beef & Pumpkin Stew, 12.5 oz. — 80/100
- Natural Balance Health Protection Adult Wet Dog Food - Chicken & Pumpkin Stew, 12.5 oz — 80/100
- Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Diets Adult Wet Dog Food - Grain Free, Bison & Sweet Potato — 75/100
- Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Bison and Sweet Potato — 72/100
- Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Reserve Grain Free Sweet Potato and Bison — 72/100
- Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Reserve Grain Free Sweet Potato and Venison — 70/100
- Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Sweet Potato and Venison — 70/100
- Natural Balance Specialized Nutrition Sensitive Skin and Stomach Salmon and Oatmeal Formula — 68/100
- Natural Balance Specialized Nutrition Sensitive Skin and Stomach With Salmon and Brown Rice — 68/100
- Natural Balance Original Ultra Beef — 63/100
- Natural Balance Original Ultra Chicken — 63/100
- Natural Balance Original Ultra Lamb — 63/100
- Natural Balance Health Protection Beef, Pumpkin and Brown Rice Stew — 59/100
- Natural Balance Health Protection Chicken, Pumpkin & Brown Rice Stew — 59/100
- Natural Balance Health Protection Salmon, Pumpkin and Brown Rice Stew — 59/100
- Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Duck and Brown Rice — 59/100
- Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Vegetarian — 59/100
- Natural Balance Fat Dogs Adult Wet Dog Food - Chicken & Salmon — 58/100
- Natural Balance Original Ultra Chicken and Barley — 54/100
- Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Vegetarian Small Breed Bites — 50/100
- Natural Balance Specialized Nutrition Small Breed Joint and Digestive Health Chicken and Oatmeal Formula — 50/100
- Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Diets Adult Dry Dog Food - Lamb & Brown Rice — 50/100
- Natural Balance Health Protection Real Chicken, Brown Rice and Pumpkin Recipe — 47/100
- Natural Balance Health Protection Real Chicken, Brown Rice and Pumpkin Recipe Puppy — 47/100
- Natural Balance Health Protection Real Chicken, Brown Rice and Pumpkin Recipe Small Breed — 47/100
- Natural Balance Health Protection Real Lamb, Brown Rice and Pumpkin Recipe — 47/100
- Natural Balance Health Protection Real Salmon, Brown Rice and Pumpkin Recipe — 47/100
- Natural Balance Adult Wet Dog Food - Vegetarian, Vegan — 46/100
- Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Beef and Brown Rice — 45/100
- Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Lamb and Brown Rice — 45/100
- Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Lamb and Brown Rice Large Breed — 45/100
- Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Lamb and Brown Rice Puppy — 45/100
- Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Salmon and Brown Rice — 45/100
- Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Salmon and Brown Rice Puppy — 45/100
- Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Vegetarian Recipe — 38/100
Frequently asked questions
Who makes Natural Balance pet food?
Natural Balance is manufactured by Big Heart Pet Brands (J.M. Smucker).
Where is Natural Balance made?
Natural Balance pet food is made in US.
When was Natural Balance founded?
Natural Balance was founded in 1989.
Is Natural Balance WSAVA-aligned?
Natural Balance is not on our WSAVA-aligned shortlist. That doesn't automatically mean the food is poor quality — many strong brands haven't pursued WSAVA recognition — but it means we lack independent confirmation of feeding-trial validation and on-staff veterinary nutritionist staffing.
Has Natural Balance ever been recalled?
No Natural Balance products match any FDA recall in our tracked feed. Two caveats worth stating plainly: our feed covers FDA recall notices from late 2025 onward, so a recall older than that would not appear here; and brand matching is deliberately conservative, so a recall naming a parent company or a co-manufacturer rather than Natural Balance itself may not be linked. For a definitive answer, check the FDA's own recall database.
How does Natural Balance score in our analysis?
Natural Balance averages 72/100 across 70 products in our catalog. Individual product scores combine ingredient quality, AAFCO compliance, and controversial-additive severity. See the methodology page for the full algorithm.
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