Exhibit 23


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

To the Board of Directors
of GumTech International, Inc.

We consent to the  incorporation  by  reference  in the  following  Registration
Statements of Gum Tech  International,  Inc. and any amendments  thereto (1) No.
333-06199 on Form S-8; (2) No.  333-34019 on Form S-8; (3) No. 333-28821 on Form
S-3;  (4) No.  333-38555  on Form S-3;  (5) No.  333-82253  on Form S-3; (6) No.
333-91679  on Form S-3 and (7) No.  333-30194  on Form S-3 of our  report  dated
February 10, 2001,  relating to the restated  consolidated  balance sheet of Gum
Tech  International,  Inc.  as of  December  31,  2000 and 1999 and the  related
consolidated  statements of operations,  cash flows and changes in stockholders'
equity for the years  ended  December  31,  2000,  1999 and 1998,  which  report
appears or is  incorporated  by reference in the December 31, 2000 Annual Report
on Form 10-K/A of Gum Tech International, Inc.

                                        /s/ Angell & Deering

Denver, Colorado
June 13, 2001