Brand vs brand
Natural Balance vs Solid Gold
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
Solid Gold
56.2
Avg score
34
Products
0
Recalls
Top-rated
Solid Gold NutrientBoost Medium & Large Breed Puppy, Chicken, Potato & Apple Puppy Gut Health Grain-Free Dry Dog Food, 22-lb bag
67/100
Side by side
Metric
Natural Balance
Solid Gold
Average score
59.5
56.2
Median score
59
57
Products scored
56
34
A-tier products
7
0
F-tier products
0
0
% with flagged ingredient
98%
97%
Recall history
0
0
Median price/lb
$4.00
$4.36
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 Solid Gold
Solid Gold
Solid Gold NutrientBoost Medium & Large Breed Puppy, Chicken, Potato & Apple Puppy Gut Health Grain-Free Dry Dog Food, 22-lb bag
$3.32/lbdryFair
67
Solid Gold
Solid Gold NutrientBoost Chicken, Chickpea & Pumpkin Toy & Small Breed Gut Health Grain-Free Dry Dog Food, 11-lb bag
$4.36/lbdryFair
66
Solid Gold
Solid Gold NutrientBoost Chicken, Chickpea & Pumpkin Toy & Small Breed Gut Health Grain-Free Dry Dog Food, 22-lb bundle
$4.14/lbdryFair
66
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