The addition of different concentrations of tocopherol to the coarse ground sausage had a variable effect on the increase in TBARS values over the 37 weeks storage time (Fig. 1). With products containing 0–500 mg/kg added tocopherol, the TBARS values increased between 7 and 27 weeks and then decreased between 27 and 37 weeks (Fig. 1). With products containing 1000 mg/kg added tocopherol the TBARS increased to a maximum at 14 weeks storage and then declined between 14 and 37 weeks storage.