Lettuce and salad greensالخس
Lettuce & salad greens · al-khass
Lettuce and salad greens (الخس, Lettuce & salad greens) is forbidden in Nidam al-Tayyibat. Category: vegetables.
- Status
- Forbidden
- Zone
- Red zone — never
- Category
- Vegetables
- Condition
- None
- Regional names
- khass (Egypt); “khass” in Morocco
- Reliability
- High — sources agree
What Nidam al-Tayyibat says
Lettuce and all salad greens are forbidden: the system bans raw leaves, which it describes as indigestible and laden with agricultural residues. No salad green appears on its positive lists.
What conventional nutrition says
Salad greens provide fiber, folate and vitamin K for very few calories.
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.
Other vegetables
The whole category- Forbidden
Beet (beetroot)
البنجر (الشمندر) · Beetroot
Beet appears on none of the system's positive lists and is therefore forbidden by default; one secondary source cites it among the excluded …
- Forbidden
Bell peppers (all colors)
الفلفل الألوان · Bell peppers
Colored bell peppers are excluded, raw and cooked alike.
- Forbidden
Broccoli
البروكلي · Broccoli
Broccoli is excluded by the system, always cited with cauliflower among the ruled-out vegetables.
- Forbidden
Cabbage
الكرنب · Cabbage
Cabbage is excluded, even cooked in stuffed leaves, its leaves being classed among the ruled-out greens.
- Forbidden
Cauliflower
القرنبيط · Cauliflower
Cauliflower is excluded by the system, along with broccoli.
- Forbidden
Garlic
الثوم · Garlic
Garlic is excluded raw and cooked; the method explicitly asks for rice and potatoes to be cooked “without onion or garlic”.
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