Organic food production and processing, which prohibits the use of all synthetic nitrogenous compounds in horticulture, livestock feeds and cured meats, has gained further evidence of its health benefits further to the release of research findings that link nitrate intake through foods to increased deaths from such diseases as diabetes mellitus, Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease.

Organic and chemical-free food has always pulled its weight when it comes to environmental claims - whether or not it delivers more on health has been a more ambiguous issue.

This year, however, evidence organic is gaining nutritious momentum is consolidating. A new review which collates forty studies from the past six years has given some clear-cut answers, finding that organic plant based foods are indeed better for you, and deliver more essential nutrients per calories consumed.