Exhibit 23

ACCOUNTANTS' CONSENT

The Board of Directors
United Natural Foods, Inc.:

We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (Nos.
333-19945, 333-19947 and 333-19949 on Form S-8) of United Natural Foods, Inc. of
our reports dated September 8, 2000, relating to the consolidated balance sheets
of United Natural Foods, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of July 31, 2000 and 1999 and
the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity and cash
flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended July 31, 2000, and
the related schedule, which reports appear in the July 31, 2000 annual report on
Form 10-K of United Natural Foods, Inc.


Providence, Rhode Island                                      /s/ KPMG LLP
October 25, 2000                                              ------------
                                                              KPMG LLP