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EX-21.1 - EXHIBIT 21.1 - WHOLE FOODS MARKET INCwfm10k2016ex211.htm
10-K - FORM 10-K - WHOLE FOODS MARKET INCwfm10k2016.htm
EX-32.3 - EXHIBIT 32.3 - WHOLE FOODS MARKET INCwfm10k2016ex323.htm
EX-32.2 - EXHIBIT 32.2 - WHOLE FOODS MARKET INCwfm10k2016ex322.htm
EX-32.1 - EXHIBIT 32.1 - WHOLE FOODS MARKET INCwfm10k2016ex321.htm
EX-31.3 - EXHIBIT 31.3 - WHOLE FOODS MARKET INCwfm10k2016ex313.htm
EX-31.2 - EXHIBIT 31.2 - WHOLE FOODS MARKET INCwfm10k2016ex312.htm
EX-31.1 - EXHIBIT 31.1 - WHOLE FOODS MARKET INCwfm10k2016ex311.htm
EX-12.1 - EXHIBIT 12.1 - WHOLE FOODS MARKET INCwfm10k2016ex121.htm
EX-10.17 - EXHIBIT 10.17 - WHOLE FOODS MARKET INCwfm10k2016ex1017.htm
EX-10.10 - EXHIBIT 10.10 - WHOLE FOODS MARKET INCwfm10k2016ex1010.htm


Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements:
(1)
Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-113476) of Whole Foods Market, Inc.,
(2)
Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-156384) of Whole Foods Market, Inc.,
(3)
Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-178638) of Whole Foods Market, Inc.,
(4)
Registration Statement (Form S-4 No. 333-213568) of Whole Foods Market, Inc.,
(5)
Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-159443) pertaining to the 2009 Stock Incentive Plan, 2007 Team Member Stock Purchase Plan, and Growing Your Future 401(K) Plan of Whole Foods Market, Inc.,
(6)
Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-188973) pertaining to the 2009 Stock Incentive Plan and Growing Your Future 401(K) Plan of Whole Foods Market, Inc., and
(7)
Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-211345) pertaining to the 2007 Team Member Stock Purchase Plan and Growing Your Future 401(K) Plan of Whole Foods Market, Inc.;

of our reports dated November 18, 2016, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Whole Foods Market, Inc., and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Whole Foods Market, Inc., included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended September 25, 2016.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Austin, Texas
November 18, 2016