EXHIBIT 32.1

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of Lifecore Biomedical, Inc. (the
"Company") on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2003 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, James
W. Bracke, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d)
     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
     respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.

By     /s/ JAMES W. BRACKE
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James W. Bracke, Ph.D.
President, Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer), Secretary and Director
September 23, 2003

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to Lifecore Biomedical, Inc. and will be retained by Lifecore
Biomedical, Inc., and will be furnished to the Securities and Exchange
Commission or its staff upon request.