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                                                                   Exhibit 23.1


                        Independent Accountants' Consent


The Board of Directors
Natural Alternatives International, Inc.:

We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statements (Nos.
33-00947 and 333-32828) on Form S-8 of Natural Alternatives International, Inc.
of our report dated October 9, 2000, relating to the consolidated balance sheets
of Natural Alternatives International, Inc. and subsidiaries as of June 30, 2000
and 1999, and the related consolidated statements of operations and
comprehensive income (loss), stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of
the years in the three-year period ended June 30, 2000, and the related
financial statement schedule, which report appears in the June 30, 2000, annual
report on Form 10-K of Natural Alternatives International, Inc.




                                                KPMG LLP

San Diego, California
October 11, 2000