Scientific Rating

Natural Balance Original Ultra Ultra Premium Dry Cat Food

Rank: 257 out of 283 Dry Cat Foods · Company: Natural Balance Pet Foods, Inc.

	6.0	Health
6.0 Pet Food Health 7.2 Ingredient Quality, Cat Food Ingredient Quality Indicates the overall ingredient quality of this cat food by evaluating the percentage of desirable ingredients. Rating: 7.2 out of 10 Desirable Ingredients In High Quantities 6 ingredients Nutrient-rich ingredients that should ideally make up the bulk of a pet food. Chicken, Duck, Salmon Meal, Lamb Meal, Dried Whole Eggs, Chicken Meal Desirable Ingredients 28 ingredients Important ingredients, but ones that need not be present in high quantities in pet food. Choline Chloride, Vitamin E, Manganese Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Thiamin Mononitrate, Vitamin A, Canola Oil, Niacin, Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin, Biotin, Folic Acid, Taurine, Copper Sulfate Monohydrate, Vitamin B12, Vitamin D3, Barley, Oatmeal, Chicken Fat (naturally Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Manganese Sulfate, Brown Rice, Potassium Chloride, Sodium Selenite, Potatoes, Zinc Sulfate, Lysine, Zinc Proteinate Less Desirable Ingredients 8 ingredients Neutral ingredients that have low nutrient value or provide non-nutritional content to the food. Carrot, Cranberries, Spinach, Yucca Extract, Dried Kelp, Manganese Oxide, Parsley Flakes, Ground Flaxseed 7.0 Life Stage Option Indicates the life stage disclosed for the pet food. Goodguide Pet Food, Life Stage Rating: 7.0 out of 10 6.0 Nutritional Adequacy Statement Indicates the method by which the pet food is tested to meet AAFCO regulations Goodguide Pet Food, Nutritional Adequacy Statement options Rating: 6.0 out of 10 5.0 Calorie Disclosure Indicates whether the pet food discloses caloric information. Goodguide Pet Food, Caloric Disclosure Rating: 5.0 out of 10
	5.0	Environment This company's environmental policies, practices and performance place it among the worst 50% of companies rated by GoodGuide.
5.0 Core Company Environmental Performance Summary evaluation of a company's overall environmental performance, considering its management policies and practices; resource use; environmental impacts; and degree of environmental transparency. Rating: 5.0 out of 10 6.1 Environmental Management Evaluation of a company's environmental management, considering how it is governed and whether it exhibits any leading edge practices or is involved in any controversies or compliance issues. Rating: 6.1 out of 10 6.1 Governance Summary evaluation of a company's governance capabilities, considering its policies and practices, environmental reporting activities, and management of its supply chain. Rating: 6.1 out of 10 7.0 Supply Chain Indicates the strength of a company's policies and practices relating to the environmental impacts of its supply chain. Rating: 7.0 out of 10 7.0 Policies and Practices, Supply Chain Policy This indicates how a company incorporates environmental considerations and policy into its supply chain GoodGuide, Environmental and Social Company Assessments Rating: 7.0 out of 10 7.0 Policies Indicates the strength of a company's environmental management policies. GoodGuide, Environmental and Social Company Assessments Rating: 7.0 out of 10 7.0 Environmental Policies, Policies Indicates the strength of a company's environmental management policies. GoodGuide, Environmental and Social Company Assessments Rating: 7.0 out of 10 4.0 Reporting Indicates the strength of a company's policies and practices relating to environmental reporting. Rating: 4.0 out of 10 4.0 Policies and Practices, Reporting Policy Indicates whether a company reports on environmental initiatives using accepted global standards GoodGuide, Environmental and Social Company Assessments Rating: 4.0 out of 10 5.2 Environmental Impacts Summary evaluation of a company's environmental impacts, considering its policies and practices relating to air and water emissions, waste management and biodiversity. Rating: 5.2 out of 10 6.0 Biodiversity Summary evaluation of a company's policies and practices relating to biodiversity and ecosystem impacts. Rating: 6.0 out of 10 6.0 Biodiversity Policy Indicates the strength of a company's biodiversity policies. GoodGuide, Environmental and Social Company Assessments Rating: 6.0 out of 10 5.0 Emissions Summary evaluation of a company's policies and practices relating to air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, water pollution and waste management. Rating: 5.0 out of 10 6.0 Water Pollution, Water Pollution Policies Indicates the strength of a company's wastewater policies. GoodGuide, Environmental and Social Company Assessments Rating: 6.0 out of 10 6.0 Waste, Waste Policies Indicates the strength of a company's solid waste policies. GoodGuide, Environmental and Social Company Assessments Rating: 6.0 out of 10 4.0 Greenhouse Gases, Greenhouse Gas Policies Indicates the strength of a company's greenhouse gas policies. GoodGuide, Environmental and Social Company Assessments Rating: 4.0 out of 10 4.0 Criteria and Hazardous Air Pollutants, Air Pollution Policies Indicates the strength of a company's toxic air pollutant (e.g. NOx, SOx, PM) policies. GoodGuide, Environmental and Social Company Assessments Rating: 4.0 out of 10 4.5 Transparency Summary evaluation of the amount of data a company makes public for assessing its environmental practices and performance. GoodGuide, Transparency Rating: 4.5 out of 10 4.0 Resource Use Summary evaluation of a company's policies and practices related to resouce use, considering energy, water and materials. Rating: 4.0 out of 10 4.0 Materials Summary evaluation of a company's policies and practices related to materials use. Rating: 4.0 out of 10 4.0 Policies and Practices, Materials Policy Indicates whether a company has a comprehensive policy relating to materials management and reduction GoodGuide, Environmental and Social Company Assessments Rating: 4.0 out of 10 4.0 Energy Summary evaluation of a company's policies and practices related to energy use. Rating: 4.0 out of 10 4.0 Policies and Practices, Energy Policies Indicates the strength of a company's energy policies. GoodGuide, Environmental and Social Company Assessments Rating: 4.0 out of 10 4.0 Water Summary evaluation of a company's policies and practices related to water use. Rating: 4.0 out of 10 4.0 Policies and Practices, Water Policies Indicates the strength of a company's water policies. GoodGuide, Environmental and Social Company Assessments Rating: 4.0 out of 10
	3.3	Society This company's social policies, practices and performance place it among the worst 50% of companies rated by GoodGuide.
3.3 Core Company Social Performance Summary evaluation of a company's overall social performance, considering its management policies and practices; impacts on workers, consumers and communities; and degree of social transparency. Rating: 3.3 out of 10 4.5 Community Summary evaluation of a company's performance relating to communities, considering its management policies and practices; community relationships; stakeholder engagement activities; and public policy positions. Rating: 4.5 out of 10 5.0 Community Relationships, Community Relations Policy Indicates the strength of the company's community relations policies GoodGuide, Environmental and Social Company Assessments Rating: 5.0 out of 10 4.0 Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Engagement Policy Indicates the strength of a company's stakeholder engagement policies GoodGuide, Environmental and Social Company Assessments Rating: 4.0 out of 10 4.0 Workers Summary evaluation of a company's performance relating to workers, considering its management policies and practices; diversity & equal opportunity record; and human rights issues. Rating: 4.0 out of 10 4.0 Occupational Health and Safety, Occupational Health & Safety Policy Indicates the strength of a company's occupational health and safety policies GoodGuide, Environmental and Social Company Assessments Rating: 4.0 out of 10 4.0 General, Policies Indicates the strength of a company's general worker policies GoodGuide, Environmental and Social Company Assessments Rating: 4.0 out of 10 4.0 Human Rights 4.0 General Human Rights, Human Rights Policy Indicates the strength of a company's human rights policies GoodGuide, Environmental and Social Company Assessments Rating: 4.0 out of 10 4.0 Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining, Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining Policies Indicates the strength of a company's freedom of association and collective bargaining policies GoodGuide, Environmental and Social Company Assessments Rating: 4.0 out of 10 4.0 Child Labor, Child Labor Policies Indicates the strength of a company's child labor policies GoodGuide, Environmental and Social Company Assessments Rating: 4.0 out of 10 4.0 Forced and Compulsory Labor, Forced and Compulsory Labor Policies Indicates the strength of a company's forced and compulsory labor policies GoodGuide, Environmental and Social Company Assessments Rating: 4.0 out of 10 4.0 Indigenous Rights, Indigenous Rights Policy Indicates the strength of a company's indigenous rights policies GoodGuide, Environmental and Social Company Assessments Rating: 4.0 out of 10 4.0 Diversity and Equal Opportunity, Diversity and Equal Opportunity Policies Indicates the strength of a company's policy on diversity, equal opportunity and non-discrimination GoodGuide, Environmental and Social Company Assessments Rating: 4.0 out of 10 3.8 Consumers Summary evaluation of a company's performance relating to consumers, considering its management policies and practices; health & safety record; and product marketing and labeling practices. Rating: 3.8 out of 10 4.0 Customer Health and Safety 6.0 Policies and Practices, Customer Health & Safety Policy Indicates the strength of a company's customer health and safety policy GoodGuide, Environmental and Social Company Assessments Rating: 6.0 out of 10 2.0 Customer Health & Safety Controversies Indicates whether a company has any controversies relating to customer health and safety GoodGuide, Environmental and Social Company Assessments Rating: 2.0 out of 10 3.5 Marketing Communications 4.0 Policies and Practices, Marketing Policy Indicates the strength of a company's marketing policy GoodGuide, Environmental and Social Company Assessments Rating: 4.0 out of 10 3.0 Marketing Controversies Indicates if a company has any controversies relating to its marketing GoodGuide, Environmental and Social Company Assessments Rating: 3.0 out of 10 2.9 Management Evaluation of a company's social management, considering how it is governed and whether it exhibits any leading edge practices or is involved in any controversies or compliance issues. Rating: 2.9 out of 10 4.0 Governance 4.0 Supply Chain, Supply Chain Policy Indicates the strength of a company's social supply chain policies GoodGuide, Environmental and Social Company Assessments Rating: 4.0 out of 10 4.0 Policies, Social Governance Policies Indicates the strength of a company's social governance policies GoodGuide, Environmental and Social Company Assessments Rating: 4.0 out of 10 4.0 Reporting, Social Issue Reporting Policy Indicates the strength of a company's social reporting policies GoodGuide, Environmental and Social Company Assessments Rating: 4.0 out of 10 2.0 Social Controversies 3.0 Marketing Controversies Indicates if a company has any controversies relating to its marketing GoodGuide, Environmental and Social Company Assessments Rating: 3.0 out of 10 2.0 Customer Health & Safety Controversies Indicates whether a company has any controversies relating to customer health and safety GoodGuide, Environmental and Social Company Assessments Rating: 2.0 out of 10 1.3 Transparency Summary evaluation of the amount of data a company makes public for assessing its social practices and performance. GoodGuide, Transparency Rating: 1.3 out of 10

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Ingredient Information

GoodGuide assessment of ingredients in this product. Read more about our pet food ratings.

Desirable Ingredients in High Quantities
Nutrient-rich ingredients that should ideally make up the bulk of a pet food.

Chicken
Duck
Salmon Meal
Lamb Meal
Dried Whole Eggs
Chicken Meal

Desirable Ingredients
Important ingredients, but ones that need not be present in high quantities in pet food.

Choline Chloride
Vitamin E
Manganese Proteinate
Copper Proteinate
Thiamin Mononitrate
Vitamin A
Canola Oil
Niacin
Calcium Pantothenate
Riboflavin
Biotin
Folic Acid
Taurine
Copper Sulfate Monohydrate
Vitamin B12
Vitamin D3
Barley
Oatmeal
Chicken Fat (naturally Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols)
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
Manganese Sulfate
Brown Rice
Potassium Chloride
Sodium Selenite
Potatoes
Zinc Sulfate
Lysine
Zinc Proteinate

Less Desirable Ingredients
Neutral ingredients that have low nutrient value or provide non-nutritional content to the food.

Carrot
Cranberries
Spinach
Yucca Extract
Dried Kelp
Manganese Oxide
Parsley Flakes
Ground Flaxseed

Guaranteed Analysis

Nutrient content, as provided by product manufacturer. Does not impact ratings.

Crude Fat: 18%
Crude Fiber, Max.: 3%
Crude Moisture, Max.: 10%
Crude Protein, Min.: 34%

Certifications and Listings

PETA Animal Treatment Assessment
Indicates the manufacturer of this product is on the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) "Does Not Test on Animals” List. According to PETA, this list includes companies that have stated they do not “conduct any animal tests that are not required by law,” either by signing PETA’s statement of assurance or provided a “statement verifying that they do not conduct or commission any non-required animal tests on ingredients, formulations, or finished products and that they pledge not to do so in the future.”

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ISO 14001
Company rating on whether its facilities have been certified under the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14001. Certification means the company meets ISO environmental management standards, which require a commitment to minimizing environmental impact and improving environmental performance. To learn more visit www.iso.org. Rating is relative to other companies in the same industry.

About this Product

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Life Stage: All Stages

Size: 3 Convenient

Caloric Disclosure: Calories Not Disclosed

Feed Profile: Formulated Nutritional Levels

UPC: 723,633,003,155, 723,633,003,605

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Description: Natural Balance has taken the time to listen to you, the cat owner, the breeder, nutritionist, trainer, handler, kennel-owner and veterinarian. The result is a cat food based on proven

scientific facts, not marketing hype! Nothing about this formula has been overlooked! The ingredients, the sources of those ingredients, the nutritional value, the palatability, the effect on the stool, the effect on the coat.
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About the Brand

Parent Company:

Natural Balance Pet Foods, Inc.

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Pet Food, Dry Dog Food, Dog Food, and Wet Dog Food. 41 Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance products have GoodGuide ratings. See the list »

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