Label analysisGrade BKibble (Extruded)

Monge

Monge BWild Grain Free Mini Adult Anchovies with Potatoes and Peas

Editor ingredient insight

Monge BWild Grain-Free Mini Adult Anchovy is a strong fish-flavor option for small dogs that can use 20% fat and 4,400 kcal/kg. It starts with 35% vacuum-dried anchovies and discloses 1.2% omega-3 plus glucosamine, chondroitin, and MSM. I would not use it for chicken avoidance, egg avoidance, weight control, or low-fat needs because potatoes, whole egg meal, chicken oil, potato protein concentrate, hydrolyzed chicken liver protein, and salmon oil are all present.

Logic-based verdict

This food offers a stable basic protein structure.

Manufacturer-independentPublic-data basedIngredients · nutrition · safety

Protein source

Ingredient guide

Processed plant protein after the top 3

Animal protein

Dried Anchovies Vacuum Dried 35% (#1), whole egg meal (#3), protein hydrolyzed of chicken liver (#8)

Plant protein

potato protein concentrate (#6), vegetables and fruits mix (green peas, chestnuts, ginseng, pineapple stem, apple) (#10)

The protein number includes processed plant protein support.

Even when it appears later, the protein number is read more conservatively.

Included support ingredients

Nutrient guide

Salmon oil

Skin and joint support ingredient

FOS

Gut support ingredient

Yucca extract

Stool odor support ingredient

Chondroitin

Joint support ingredient

Glucosamine

Joint support ingredient

MSM

Joint support ingredient

Omega-3

Skin and joint support ingredient

Omega-6

Skin and coat support ingredient

L-carnitine

Heart and weight support ingredient

Biotin

Skin and coat support ingredient

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Ingredient grade

B

Grade B

Top ingredient profile

Dried Anchovies Vacuum Dried 35%
potatoes
whole egg meal
Dehydrated-protein leadPlant booster present
Crude protein30%
Crude protein30%
Crude fat20%
Other 50%

Calcium

1%

Phosphorus

0.8%

Protein position, fat position, and calorie density position are relative to foods in the same processing type cohort.

biotechProtein position
Higher
query_statsFat position
Higher
local_fire_departmentCalorie density
Higher

Species-named animal protein ingredients stay near the top, and protein does not fall into a clearly low band. The trade-off is that this is not the same as a fresh-meat-first premium pattern.

Nutritional strengths

  • Crude protein is on the higher side.
  • Top ingredients do not show a prominent FDA-investigated non-hereditary DCM ingredient profile.

What still needs work

  • Processed plant protein appears after the top 3, so some protein support is still built into the label number.
  • The recipe leans on dehydrated animal ingredients, so texture or palatability can feel different from a fresh-meat-led recipe.
  • Calorie density is high, so this is not the best fit when weight reduction matters most.

Alternative foods

Smart chicken / salmon alternatives

Exact protein-type matches come first, then close protein-family matches fill the comparison.

55 alternativesKibble (Extruded) · protein type/family cohort

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Label score

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Brand context

Brand background availableRecall research scope limited

Founded in 1963 in Italy. The currently searched public sources are not enough to make a confident recall or withdrawal call for this brand.

Ingredient analysis

The top ingredients give this recipe a strong first protein read, so the ingredient section starts from a favorable position.

restaurantIngredient Quality Analysis

B4.5/6
Ingredient Grade
Good
1Dried Anchovies Vacuum Dried 35%
Named Dehydrated Protein · Upper
2potatoes
Starchy Tuber · Mid
3whole egg meal
Egg Protein · Upper

Ingredient Analysis Comments

  • •Dried Anchovies Vacuum Dried 35% is a species-named dehydrated animal protein ingredient. It is distinct from rendered meal and usually supports a denser animal-protein structure. It reads as an upper-tier protein source.
  • •potatoes is a starchy tuber ingredient. It is not a grain, but it still reads mainly as a starch and energy source. It reads as an mid-tier carb source.
  • •whole egg meal is an egg-based animal protein ingredient. It is not fresh meat, but the animal protein source is still clearly identified. It reads as an upper-tier protein source.
restaurantIngredient Grade BGood

Full collected ingredient list

20 ingredients
Dried Anchovies Vacuum Dried 35%potatoeswhole egg mealchicken oilbeet pulppotato protein concentratelinseedprotein hydrolyzed of chicken liversalmon oilvegetables and fruits mix (green peas, chestnuts, ginseng, pineapple stem, apple)Coline ChlorideMonosodium phosphate AnhydrousFructooligosaccharides F.O.S.yeasts hydrolyzed (M.O.S.)Yucca SchidigeraSpirulinasupplement of vitamins and mineralsChondroitinGlucosamineMSM
Primary positive ingredients
Support positive ingredients
Alternative protein
Neutral ingredients
Caution ingredients
High-caution ingredients

Why processed plant proteins are reviewed cautiously

Ingredient lists are ordered by input weight, not protein contribution. Fresh meat 100g and Soybean Meal 50g can both contribute about 20g of protein, and Pea Protein can deliver a similar amount at around 30g. So these ingredients can materially lift crude protein even outside the top three. The review treats processed plant-protein boosters cautiously because they can weaken the animal-protein-centered profile most guardians expect from a high-protein food.

Why did the base review land here?

Ingredient qualityNutrient disclosure levelManufacturing & trust

This review score combines ingredient composition, nutrient disclosure, manufacturing trust, and core nutrient caution signals.

Nutrient disclosure

Partial disclosure

Core guaranteed analysis is usable, but deeper rows still need a more cautious read.

Safety verification

No fails

No major red flag jumps out first, though undisclosed rows still define the limits of this safety read.

Public data trust (ETF)

C1 tier

Detailed nutrition is visible, but not at a product-level traceability standard.

Final word

This is a credible shortlist food, but the personalized step is where the final order should be decided.

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