The scores
Petcurean Go! Solutions Carnivore: A (90/100) — Excellent. Chicken Meal + Turkey Meal + Salmon Meal + De-Boned Chicken + De-Boned Turkey + De-Boned Trout open the formula — six named animal proteins in the top six ingredients.
Fromm Gold Adult: B (84/100) — Very Good. Duck + Chicken Meal + Chicken + Oatmeal + Pearled Barley open the formula — three animal proteins interleaved with whole grains, a grain-inclusive design by choice.
How the ingredients compare
The top five ingredients:
Petcurean Go! Carnivore: Chicken Meal, Turkey Meal, Salmon Meal, De-Boned Chicken, De-Boned Turkey
Fromm Gold: Duck, Chicken Meal, Chicken, Oatmeal, Pearled Barley
Two fundamentally different answers to the same question. Petcurean Go! Carnivore is engineered as a meat-dominant high-protein formula — five named animal proteins in the top five, with zero carbohydrate until position seven (potatoes). Fromm Gold is a traditional holistic-brand grain-inclusive recipe — three proteins in the top five, with oatmeal and pearled barley deliberately included for digestibility and to sidestep the grain-free DCM concern that dominated the 2018–2022 FDA investigation.
Further down, Petcurean Go! adds potatoes, peas, tapioca, lentils, chickpeas, chicken fat, duck meal, natural chicken flavor, whole dried egg, apples, herring meal, salmon oil, and suncured alfalfa. Eight named animal proteins across the full formula. Fromm Gold adds brown rice, menhaden fish meal, lamb, sweet potatoes, white rice, dried egg product, chicken fat, tomato pomace, flaxseed, salmon oil, cheese, chicken cartilage, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, and more — a deeply diversified ingredient list including four whole grains and an unusually broad produce list.
On the DCM conversation: Fromm Gold is grain-inclusive, which removes the concern entirely. Petcurean Go! Carnivore is grain-free and stacks peas + lentils + chickpeas — three legumes in the formula. For at-risk breeds (Golden Retrievers, Dobermans, Great Danes, Cocker Spaniels), Fromm Gold’s grain-inclusive design is a cleaner choice. For adult dogs without genetic DCM risk who do well on high-protein grain-free formulas, Petcurean Go! Carnivore’s protein density is hard to match.
Where Petcurean Go! pulls ahead
Eight named animal proteins. Chicken meal, turkey meal, salmon meal, de-boned chicken, de-boned turkey, de-boned trout, duck meal, herring meal. No other US-mainstream formula in the A tier runs this much animal-protein diversity through the ingredient list. For owners who believe dogs do best on maximum animal-source protein, Petcurean Go! Carnivore is the denser option.
Higher protein minimum. Go! Carnivore labels at 46% protein minimum, more than double Fromm Gold’s 23% minimum. For sporting dogs, young adult working dogs, or breeds that thrive on high-protein diets, that delta is meaningful.
No grain and no poultry by-products. For owners specifically avoiding grains and by-product meals, Petcurean Go! Carnivore delivers on both. Fromm Gold avoids by-products but includes four whole grains (oatmeal, pearled barley, brown rice, white rice). Shop on Amazon →
Where Fromm holds its own
Grain-inclusive by design. In the wake of the FDA’s 2018–2022 grain-free DCM investigation, many veterinary cardiologists recommend grain-inclusive formulas for at-risk breeds. Fromm Gold was grain-inclusive before the investigation and remains so — oatmeal, pearled barley, brown rice, and white rice all appear in the top eight. For Golden Retrievers, Great Danes, Dobermans, and Cocker Spaniels, that architecture is a real advantage.
Produce and whole-food diversity. Tomato pomace, flaxseed, salmon oil, cheese, chicken cartilage, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, apples, blueberries, and more. Fromm Gold’s ingredient list reads like a farm-to-kibble inventory. That breadth isn’t replicated in Petcurean Go! Carnivore, which spends its ingredient budget on protein density instead.
Family-owned, US-manufactured, five-generation pedigree. Fromm Family Foods has made pet food in Wisconsin since 1904 and has had no major recalls in that history. For owners who value a long manufacturing track record and a family-owned operation, Fromm has the deeper heritage. Petcurean is also family-owned (based in British Columbia) with a solid reputation but a younger company history. Shop on Amazon →
The bottom line
If you want maximum named-animal-protein density and a high-protein grain-free formula for a dog without genetic DCM risk, Petcurean Go! Solutions Carnivore is the A/90 pick — eight named animal proteins throughout the ingredient list. If you prefer a grain-inclusive formula (especially for at-risk breeds), a broader produce mix, and a 120-year family-owned manufacturing track record, Fromm Gold Adult is a strong B/84 choice that many owners pick specifically over grain-free A-tier competitors for the DCM-safety reassurance. See our best dry dog food guide for more premium options.