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Near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy has been used to measure the multiple quality attributes in agricultural product nondestructively. To produce acceptable yields of processed potato products with good textural and color, the dry matter, specific gravity and hollow heart are important quality parameters. The objective of this research was to investigate the possibility of predicting the percentage of specific gravity, and dry matter and detect the hollow heart in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) tubers by using NIR sensing technique as a rapid and nondestructive method.