
                                                                    Exhibit 23.5




                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


         We hereby consent to the incorporation of our report, relating to the
financial statements of Dana Alexander, Inc., dated March 19, 1997, except for
Note L, as to which the date is June 2, 1997, for the years ended December 31,
1996 and 1995 included in the Form 8-K/A dated July 23, 1998 and incorporated by
reference in the previously filed Registration Statement of The Hain Food Group,
Inc., on Form S-4/S-3 (No. 333-57343) and incorporated by reference in the
Prospectus constituting part of this Amendment No. 1 to the Registration
Statement of The Hain Food Group, Inc. on Form S-3 (No. 333-77137). We also
consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.

/s/ KATZ & BLOOM, LLC
 June 1, 1999



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