What's actually in Petcurean Go!?
We analyzed Petcurean Go! Solutions Carnivore Chicken, Turkey + Duck Grain-Free Adult Recipe — the flagship high-protein formula in the Go! line. The first five ingredients are chicken meal, turkey meal, salmon meal, de-boned chicken, and de-boned turkey.
That's an unusually strong opening. Three named meat meals deliver concentrated animal protein (roughly 3x the protein density of fresh meat), and two fresh-deboned poultry sources add palatability and moisture-cooked texture. Duck meal and herring meal appear further down, bringing the total number of named animal proteins to five. For comparison, most mainstream kibble has one or two. Shop on Amazon →
The good stuff
The protein strategy here is genuinely premium. Chicken meal, turkey meal, salmon meal, duck meal, and herring meal — plus fresh chicken, turkey, trout, duck, and salmon — give you roughly a dozen distinct animal-protein references across the formula. That variety helps amino-acid coverage, palatability, and reduces the chance of protein-specific sensitivities developing over time.
The superfood panel is the deepest we've seen outside of Orijen and Acana: apples, blueberries, cranberries, broccoli, blackberries, squash, papayas, pomegranate, bananas. The botanical blend adds turmeric, ginger, fennel, rosemary, peppermint, parsley, rosehips, dandelion, and chamomile — legitimate functional inclusions even if the doses are small.
Four probiotic strains are listed (Lactobacillus acidophilus, Enterococcus faecium, Aspergillus oryzae, Bacillus subtilis), which is more than most competitors. Omega-3 support comes from salmon oil plus flaxseed. Preservation is mixed tocopherols and rosemary extract — no artificial preservatives. The formula is made in Canada by Petcurean, a family-owned company with a long track record in premium pet food.
The not-so-good stuff
Peas, lentils, and chickpeas appear at positions eight, ten, and eleven — a classic legume stack that raises the FDA DCM question. Since 2018, the FDA has been investigating links between grain-free diets heavy in legumes (peas, lentils, chickpeas) and dilated cardiomyopathy in dogs. The evidence remains inconclusive and no specific brands have been causally implicated, but if you're working with a vet who has flagged DCM concerns, legume-heavy grain-free formulas are where the conversation usually starts. Petcurean does add taurine explicitly, which is a reasonable safety measure.
This is a pricey bag. Go! Carnivore typically runs $4.50–$5.50 per pound, putting it firmly in the boutique-premium tier alongside Orijen and Acana. For large dogs that burn through a bag a week, the monthly feeding cost adds up fast.
The ingredient list also includes a long tail of botanical inclusions (zedoary, licorice, cardamom, cloves, juniper berries) whose functional value is more marketing than medicine. None of them are harmful, but at the trace quantities present they're unlikely to move the needle on your dog's health — they're there for the label.
How it compares
Petcurean Go! Carnivore's A (90/100) puts it in the top tier of KibbleIQ's scoring alongside Orijen (A/90), Wellness CORE (A/90), Nulo (A/90), and Stella & Chewy's (A/90). These are the brands you look at when ingredient quality is the primary consideration and price is flexible.
Acana (B/88) — also owned by Champion Petfoods alongside Orijen — is two points behind and comparable in most respects. Fromm sits one tier below at B/84, and the mainstream B-tier (Blue Buffalo, Taste of the Wild) is notably cheaper but meaningfully less protein-dense.
Read the full head-to-head: Petcurean Go! vs Orijen.
The bottom line
Petcurean Go! Solutions Carnivore earns an A grade (90/100) from KibbleIQ. The five-named-protein lineup, three fresh meats, deep superfood panel, and four-strain probiotic profile make it a legitimate premium pick — the kind of formula that goes toe-to-toe with Orijen on an ingredient-by-ingredient basis. The legume stack and price tag are the real trade-offs. If DCM concerns aren't a factor for your dog and the cost fits your budget, this is one of the strongest kibbles on the shelf. Shop on Amazon →