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Nature's Recipe vs Sprankles for Pets

Nature's Recipe is made by Post Holdings Pet Brands (owned by Post Holdings, Inc.), and Sprankles for Pets is branded by Sprankles Pet Products LLC and made by third-party co-packers. On KibbleLab, Nature's Recipe averages 8.5 out of 10 across its scored foods, compared with 8.1 for Sprankles for Pets. Nature's Recipe makes food for dogs, while Sprankles for Pets covers cats and dogs.

Nature's Recipe and Sprankles for Pets compared

Nature's Recipe Sprankles for Pets
Manufacturer Post Holdings Pet Brands Sprankles Pet Products LLC
Parent company Post Holdings, Inc. Independent
Founded 2023 2022
Headquarters St. Louis, Missouri, USA Brooklyn, New York, USA
Manufacturing Whether a brand makes its own food in-house or has it produced by an outside contract manufacturer or co-packer.
In-house Co-packer
Made in United States United States
Products listed 21 9
Serves 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 .
8.5 (avg of 21) 8.1 (avg of 9)
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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Nature's Recipe vs Sprankles for Pets: how they compare

Scores

Nature's Recipe scores higher on KibbleLab, averaging 8.5 out of 10 across 21 scored foods, compared with 8.1 across 9 for Sprankles for Pets. Scores apply the same criteria-based rubric to every food, drawn from published veterinary science.

Who makes them

Nature's Recipe is made by Post Holdings Pet Brands, owned by Post Holdings, Inc., based in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, founded in 2023. Sprankles for Pets is a brand of Sprankles Pet Products LLC, based in Brooklyn, New York, USA, founded in 2022. Its food is made by third-party co-packers in United States.

Standards and range

Neither meets WSAVA's published manufacturer criteria. KibbleLab lists 21 Nature's Recipe foods and 9 Sprankles for Pets foods.

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Common Questions

Which scores higher on KibbleLab, Nature's Recipe or Sprankles for Pets?

Nature's Recipe scores higher: it averages 8.5 out of 10 across 21 scored foods, compared with 8.1 for Sprankles for Pets. Scores reflect published veterinary science.

Who makes Nature's Recipe and Sprankles for Pets?

Nature's Recipe is made by Post Holdings Pet Brands, which is owned by Post Holdings, Inc. Sprankles for Pets is a brand of Sprankles Pet Products LLC. Its food is made by third-party co-packers in United States.

Which brand has more products on KibbleLab?

Nature's Recipe has 21 products in the KibbleLab database, compared with 9 for Sprankles for Pets.

Where is each brand based?

Nature's Recipe is based in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Sprankles for Pets is based in Brooklyn, New York, USA.

Have Nature's Recipe or Sprankles for Pets been recalled?

Neither Nature's Recipe nor Sprankles for 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: Nature's Recipe and Sprankles for 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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