The rapid optical analysis technology, which is a fast and nondestructive testing technology, has been widely used. This essay summarizes the application of Near infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy and Hyperspectral imagimg techniques in detecting adulterated food, including, but not limited to, dairy products, edible oil and meat. This review also proposes the existing technical problems in the present stage of optical fast analysis methods and looks forward into the future of the technology.