Label analysisGrade CKibble (Extruded)

Monge

Monge Monoprotein All Breeds Adult Salmon with Rice

Editor ingredient insight

Monge Monoprotein Salmon & Rice uses dried and fresh salmon, rice, beet pulp, salmon oil, carnitine, glucosamine, and chondroitin. I would use it for salmon-and-rice tolerant dogs, not for rice avoidance or low-calorie weight control.

Logic-based verdict

This food offers a stable basic protein structure.

Manufacturer-independentPublic-data basedIngredients · nutrition · safety

Protein source

Ingredient guide

Named meal/dehydrated animal protein led

Animal protein

Fish (dried salmon 26%, fresh salmon 10%) (#1), Named animal protein group (#6)

Named dry animal protein gives a relatively clear protein source.

It can be clearer for actual protein contribution than a flashy fresh-meat label.

Included support ingredients

Nutrient guide

Fish oil

Skin and joint support ingredient

Salmon oil

Skin and joint support ingredient

MOS

Gut support ingredient

XOS

Gut support ingredient

Yucca extract

Stool odor support ingredient

Glucosamine

Joint support ingredient

Chondroitin

Joint support ingredient

Omega-3

Skin and joint support ingredient

Omega-6

Skin and coat support ingredient

L-carnitine

Heart and weight support ingredient

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Needs context

Ingredient grade

C

Grade C

Top ingredient profile

Fish (dried salmon 26%, fresh salmon 10%)
rice (15%)
dried beet pulp
Dehydrated-protein leadNo plant booster
Crude protein25%
Crude protein25%
Crude fat14%
Other 61%

Calcium

1.2%

Phosphorus

0.9%

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

biotechProtein position
Typical
query_statsFat position
Typical
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

  • A fish-protein lead can be worth reviewing when you are trying to avoid a specific land-meat protein.
  • A species-named dehydrated animal ingredient keeps the basic protein structure fairly stable.
  • Top ingredients do not show a prominent FDA-investigated non-hereditary DCM ingredient profile.

What still needs work

  • Refined carbohydrates lose fiber, vitamins, and minerals during processing, and mainly act as starch and energy sources. Because of that, our engine reads ingredient quality more conservatively than it would with whole grains.
  • Calorie density is high, so this is not the best fit when weight reduction matters most.
  • The recipe leans on dehydrated animal ingredients, so texture or palatability can feel different from a fresh-meat-led recipe.

Alternative foods

Smart salmon alternatives

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

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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 are still usable, but this is the part to inspect more carefully before calling the recipe a clear strength.

restaurantIngredient Quality Analysis

C3/6
Ingredient Grade
Mixed
1Fish (dried salmon 26%, fresh salmon 10%)
Named Dehydrated Protein · Upper
2rice (15%)
Refined Carb · Mid
3dried beet pulp
Functional Support · Upper

Ingredient Analysis Comments

  • •Fish (dried salmon 26%, fresh salmon 10%) 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.
  • •rice (15%) is a refined carbohydrate source. It usually reads as a starch and energy source rather than a protein driver. It reads as an mid-tier carb source.
  • •dried beet pulp is a functional support ingredient. It can add value for specific care goals, but it should be read separately from core protein quality. It reads as an upper-tier functional support ingredient.
restaurantIngredient Grade CMixed

Full collected ingredient list

15 ingredients
Fish (dried salmon 26%, fresh salmon 10%)rice (15%)dried beet pulpbrewers’ yeast inactivatedfish oil (salmon oil)Named animal protein groupmineralsyeasts products (mannan-oligosaccharides MOS 1%)xylo-oligosaccharide (XOS 0.3%)yucca schidigera (0.3%)algae meal (spirulina - Arthrospira platensis 0.3%)products from the processing of plants (root of Echinacea purpurea 0.2%, Origanum Vulgare 0.1%)dried garlic (0.2%)glucosamine (0.057%)chondroitin sulphate (0.04%)
Primary positive ingredients
Support positive ingredients
Alternative protein
Neutral ingredients
Caution ingredients
High-caution ingredients

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

There is enough here to keep the food in comparison, but not enough to stop comparing yet.

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