Theroutine method(Oil content:remains method; Protein content: Kajadal method)and the near-IR method for determination for coarse oil and protein contents were compared and analysed in this paper. The results indicated that: the coarse oil and protein contents ofsoybeans determined by routine method and that by the near-IR was notsignificantly different. Therefore, the near-IR could be substitute for the routine method, The colour of soybean seed coat had no effect on accuracy of determination by the near-I...