CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 15, 2002 relating to the
financial statements of Opta Food Ingredients, Inc., which appears in Opta Food
Ingredients, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2001.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts

June 6, 2002