Cured and processed meats (sausages, mortadella, pastrami)اللانشون والسجق والبسطرمة
Processed meats · al-lanchon wa-l-sogo' wa-l-bastirma
Cured and processed meats (sausages, mortadella, pastrami) (اللانشون والسجق والبسطرمة, Processed meats) is forbidden in Nidam al-Tayyibat. Category: proteins.
- Status
- Forbidden
- Zone
- Red zone — never
- Category
- Proteins
- Condition
- None
- Regional names
- lanchon = mortadella, sogo' = merguez sausage, bastirma = dried meat (Egypt); “kachir” in Morocco
- Reliability
- High — sources agree
What Nidam al-Tayyibat says
The system forbids all cured and processed meats, including those made from beef (pastirma, sogo'), because of the additives, nitrites and spices they contain. It only allows fresh meat cooked at home.
What conventional nutrition says
Processed meats are classified as Group 1 carcinogens by the IARC; public health guidelines advise keeping them to a strict minimum.
This is not medical advice
This database documents the classification of foods as taught by Nidam al-Tayyibat. It does not reflect official nutritional guidelines and does not replace the advice of a doctor or a dietitian. Never change or stop a treatment based on this website.
What can replace it in this system?
Alternatives accepted by the method, for reference only.
- Limited
Beef
اللحم البقري · Beef
Once a week, share split with buffalo
Beef shares a single weekly allowance with buffalo: once a week in total, one or the other. The method prefers to boil it before browning ra…
- Limited
Lamb / mutton
اللحم الضاني · Lamb / mutton
Twice a week, share split with goat and camel
Lamb is the system's preferred meat. Lamb, goat and camel share an allowance of two meals a week.
Other proteins
The whole category- Forbidden
Calamari / squid / cuttlefish
السبيط · Calamari / squid
Squid is excluded along with shrimp, while crab and sea fish remain allowed.
- Forbidden
Canned tuna
التونة المعلبة · Canned tuna
The system rejects industrial canned goods (vegetable oil, additives) and canned tuna appears on no positive list; under the white-list rule…
- Forbidden
Chicken
الفراخ · Chicken
Chicken is excluded in all its forms and all its parts, factory-farmed or free-range, grilled or boiled, meat, liver or gizzards, in the nam…
- Forbidden
Duck
البط · Duck
Duck is excluded along with all farmed poultry; only pigeon and quail are allowed among birds.
- Forbidden
Eggs
البيض · Eggs
Eggs are excluded in all their forms, hard-boiled, fried, as an omelet or in chakchouka, as the method judges egg white hard to digest. They…
- Forbidden
Farmed fish (tilapia, mullet)
أسماك المزارع (بلطي، بوري) · Farm-raised fish
Farmed fish are ruled out by the system, which distinguishes them from wild sea fish because of the feed given in fish farms.
The complete palette, explained in the Tayyibat guide
17 free pages (in French): an introduction to the palette, the two-hour rule and the eleven daily rules.
Classification sources: khaledbelal.com, altayebaat.com, tanja7.com · updated 10/12/2026