“…Additionally, the precision and accuracy of this method should be frequently checked to avoid deviations of NIR spectroscopy results from the results of accurate chemical and biochemical tests, such as Dumas and HPLC methods (Poji c, Mastilovi c, & Majcen, 2012). Finally, various factors other than the quality parameters of the sample, for example, sample shape, moisture, particle size, color, texture, and density, affect the NIR spectra, which may add some complications to the interpretation of the NIR data (Peiris, Dong, Bockus, & Dowell, 2016;Weir, Omielan, Lee, & Rajcan, 2005;Williams, 2007). For example, NIR calibration for deoxynivalenol (DON) levels in wheat kernel was shown to be significantly affected by moisture content (MC) leading to over-and underestimation of DON levels at decreased and increased MC, respectively (Peiris et al, 2016).…”