EXHIBIT 23.1

                        INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT'S CONSENT

    We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in
Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-95531) and
related Prospectus of Landec Corporation for the registration of 2,562,503
shares of its common stock and to the incorporation by reference therein of our
report dated December 6, 1999, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements and schedule of Landec Corporation included in its Annual Report
(Form 10-K) for the year ended October 31, 1999, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.

                                          /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

April 18, 2000
San Francisco, California