During the past few decades a number of different techniques have been explored as possible instrumental methods for quality evaluation of food products. In recent years, hyperspectral imaging technique has been regarded as a smart and promising analytical tool for analyses conducted in research, control, and industries. The main impetus for developing a hyperspectral imaging system was to integrate spectroscopic and imaging techniques to enable direct identification of different components and their spatial distribution in the tested sample. The need for fast and reliable methods of authenticity and object identification has increased the interest in the application of hyperspectral imaging for quality control in the agricultural, pharmaceutical, and food industries. So, the aim of this paper was to give brief introduction to hyperspectral imaging system. The first step of the study consists of fundamentals, characteristics, configuration, terminologies, merits and demerits, limits and potential of hyperspectral imaging. The second step presents potential applications of hyperspectral imaging in food analysis.

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