Abstract:In order to study the effect of infrared drying on the quality of instant shrimp and investigate the relationship between the physicochemical indexes and sensory quality of instant shrimp, moisture content, water activity, color parameters, texture parameters and sensory evaluation scores of instant shrimp treated by different infrared drying time were measured and analyzed. Also correlation analysis between sensory evaluation scores and texture parameters was carried out. The results showed that infrared drying had a significant influence on the moisture content, water activity, color and texture parameters of the instant shrimp. Hardness, resilience, cohesion and a* value of color parameter could be objectively used to evaluate the product quality instead of sensory evaluation through a regression model. The regression model between sensory evaluation scores and texture parameters was Y (sensory evaluation scores) = 0.260X1 (Hardness) + 2.800X2 (Resilience) + 5.425X3 (Cohesion) + 0.218X4 (a*) - 10.744, R2=0.972.