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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1


                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

         We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement
No. 333-27973 of Weider Nutrition International, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report
dated August 18, 2000, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K/A of Weider
Nutrition International, Inc. for the year ended May 31, 2000.

         Our audits of the consolidated financial statements referred to in our
aforementioned report also included the financial statement schedule of Weider
Nutrition International, Inc., listed in Item 14. This financial statement
schedule is the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility
is to express an opinion based on our audits. In our opinion, such financial
statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic financial
statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the
information set forth therein.


DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Salt Lake City, Utah
September 26, 2000