Microsoft Word 10.0.5522;Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Auditors

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
(Form S-8 Nos. 333-33828 and 333-102017),  Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the
Registration  Statement (Form S-4 on Form S-8 No. 333-33830) and  Post-Effective
Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-38915),  and the
Registration  Statements  (Form  S-3  Nos.  333-59761,   333-77137,   333-65618,
333-57806,  333-73808 and 333-106940) of The Hain Celestial  Group,  Inc. and in
the related  Prospectus of our report dated August 28, 2003, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements and schedule of The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.
and  Subsidiaries  included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended
June 30, 2003.


/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Melville, New York
September 25, 2003