Exhibit 23.1



                          Independent Auditors' Consent



The Board of Directors and Stockholders
Balchem Corporation:


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements (No.
333-78355,  333-44489, 33-35912 and 33-35910) on Form S-8 of Balchem Corporation
of our report  dated  February 14, 2002,  relating to the  consolidated  balance
sheets of Balchem  Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2001 and 2000
and the related consolidated statements of earnings,  stockholders' equity, cash
flows and financial  statement  schedule for each of the years in the three-year
period ended  December 31, 2001,  which report  appears in the December 31, 2001
annual report on Form 10-K of Balchem Corporation.



/s/KPMG LLP
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KPMG LLP


Short Hills, New Jersey
March 28, 2002