Exhibit 23


                       Consent of Independent Auditors



We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Post-Effective Amendment
No. 1 to Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-38915) pertaining to The 
Hain Food Group, Inc. 1994 Long Term Incentive and Stock Award Plan, and the
Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-59761) of The Hain Food Group, Inc. 
and in the related Prospectus of our report dated September 10, 1998, with 
respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of The Hain Food 
Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the 
year ended June 30, 1998.


                                                  /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Melville, New York
September 24, 1998