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                                                                      Exhibit 23

                        Independent Accountants' Consent

The Board of Directors
Natural Alternatives International, Inc.:

We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statement (No.
33-00947) on Form S-8 of Natural Alternatives International, Inc. of our report
dated September 10, 1999, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Natural
Alternatives International, Inc. and subsidiaries as of June 30, 1999 and 1998,
and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income
(loss), stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the
three-year period ended June 30, 1999, and the related financial statement
schedule, which report appears in the June 30, 1999, annual report on Form 10-K
of Natural Alternatives International, Inc.

                                          KPMG LLP

San Diego, California
September 27, 1999