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Natural Balance vs Tiki Pets

Natural Balance is branded by Natural Balance Pet Foods (owned by Ethos Pet Brands (L Catterton / Nexus Capital)) and made by third-party co-packers, and Tiki Pets is branded by Whitebridge Pet Brands (owned by General Mills, Inc.) and made by third-party co-packers, and both make food for cats and dogs. On KibbleLab, Natural Balance averages 8.6 out of 10 across its scored foods, compared with 8.4 for Tiki Pets. Natural Balance's maker dates to 1989, while Tiki Pets's launched in 2015.

Natural Balance and Tiki Pets compared

Natural Balance Tiki Pets
Manufacturer Natural Balance Pet Foods Whitebridge Pet Brands
Parent company Ethos Pet Brands (L Catterton / Nexus Capital) General Mills, Inc.
Founded 1989 2015
Headquarters Burbank, California, USA St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Manufacturing Whether a brand makes its own food in-house or has it produced by an outside contract manufacturer or co-packer.
Co-packer Co-packer
Made in United States Thailand
Manufacturing region California Not listed
Products listed 118 183
Serves Cats & dogs Cats & dogs
Price tier A relative price guide, from $ (most affordable) to $$$$$ (most premium), based on the brand's typical retail cost.
$$$$ $$$$
WSAVA guidelines The World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) publishes criteria for evaluating a manufacturer: qualified nutritionists on staff, feeding trials, and published research. It does not certify or endorse brands.
No No
PSC accredited The Pet Sustainability Coalition is a nonprofit that accredits pet companies on their environmental and social impact, through third-party verification. It reflects sustainability practices, not food quality.
No No
Score The average KibbleLab score across this brand's scored foods, on a 0 to 10 scale. Foods are scored on published veterinary science. How scoring works .
8.6 (avg of 118) 8.4 (avg of 183)
Recalls on record We track the FDA's animal food recall listings back to January 2019 and publish every pet food recall automatically. A filing that isn't pet food may not appear here.
None None
Where to buy
Amazon
Amazon

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Natural Balance vs Tiki Pets: how they compare

Scores

Natural Balance scores higher on KibbleLab, averaging 8.6 out of 10 across 118 scored foods, compared with 8.4 across 183 for Tiki Pets. Scores apply the same criteria-based rubric to every food, drawn from published veterinary science.

Who makes them

Natural Balance is a brand of Natural Balance Pet Foods, owned by Ethos Pet Brands (L Catterton / Nexus Capital), based in Burbank, California, USA, founded in 1989. Its food is made by third-party co-packers in United States. Tiki Pets is a brand of Whitebridge Pet Brands, owned by General Mills, Inc., based in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, founded in 2015. Its food is made by third-party co-packers in Thailand.

Standards and range

Neither meets WSAVA's published manufacturer criteria. KibbleLab lists 118 Natural Balance foods and 183 Tiki Pets foods.

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Common Questions

Which scores higher on KibbleLab, Natural Balance or Tiki Pets?

Natural Balance scores higher: it averages 8.6 out of 10 across 118 scored foods, compared with 8.4 for Tiki Pets. Scores reflect published veterinary science.

Who makes Natural Balance and Tiki Pets?

Natural Balance is a brand of Natural Balance Pet Foods, which is owned by Ethos Pet Brands (L Catterton / Nexus Capital). Its food is made by third-party co-packers in United States. Tiki Pets is a brand of Whitebridge Pet Brands, which is owned by General Mills, Inc.. Its food is made by third-party co-packers in Thailand.

Which brand has more products on KibbleLab?

Tiki Pets has 183 products in the KibbleLab database, compared with 118 for Natural Balance.

Where is each brand based?

Natural Balance is based in Burbank, California, USA. Tiki Pets is based in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.

Have Natural Balance or Tiki Pets been recalled?

Neither Natural Balance nor Tiki Pets has a recall on record in the KibbleLab database. We track the FDA's animal food recall listings back to January 2019 and publish every pet food recall automatically. A filing that isn't pet food may not appear here.

See the full profiles: Natural Balance and Tiki Pets .

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Brand and manufacturer details are compiled from public sources and not independently verified; they may not reflect contract manufacturing or co-packing. Recall data is compiled from public FDA filings, and a filing may name the parent company rather than the brand. We track the FDA's animal food recall listings back to January 2019 and publish every pet food recall automatically. A filing that isn't pet food may not appear here.

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