Objective: To develop a method for the determination of moisture content in Eriobotrya japonica by NIRS. Method: The moisture content of 173 samples was determined by the method of drying under oven. NIR spectrograms were measured

the first derivative was used as spectral preprocessing options

and calibration model of moisture content was established by the partial least squares regression analysis. Result: The correlation coefficients

the root-mean-square error of calibration

the root-mean-square error of prediction and the root-mean-square error of cross-validation of the calibration model for moisture content were 0.965 86

0.082 5

0.137 and 0.152 63. Conclusion: The method is steady

accurate

and can be used to predict moisture content of Eriobotrya japonica rapidly.