The hexanal content, flavour acceptability, and oxidative stability of meats treated with different additives were evaluated. The additives included sodium ascorbate, sodium tripolyphosphate, sodium nitrite, BHA, and TBHQ, individually or in combination. The results indicated that the hexanal content, sensory scores, and TBA numbers of treated meats were linearly interrelated. The correlation coefficient for the linear relationship between the relative hexanal content and the TBA numbers for meat cooked with different additves was 0.995. Flavour acceptability decreased as TBA numbers or hexanal content increased.