EXHIBIT 23.1 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated November 21, 2003, except for Note 6, as to which the date is January 7, 2004, which appears on page F-2 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Advanced Nutraceuticals, Inc. for the year ended September 30, 2003. /s/ GELFOND HOCHSTADT PANGBURN, P.C. - ------------------------------------ Denver, Colorado July 6, 2004