Exhibit 32.01



               Certification of Chief Executive Officer furnished
            pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002


In connection with the Quarterly Report of Spectrum Organic Products, Inc. (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2003 as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the
"Report"), I, Neil G. Blomquist, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company,
hereby 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, as amended; and

     2)   the information contained in the Report presents fairly, in all
          material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
          of the Company for the quarterly period covered by the Report.



                                            /s/  Neil G. Blomquist
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                                                 Neil G. Blomquist
                                                 Chief Executive Officer
                                                 November 3, 2003