Farmed fish (tilapia, mullet)أسماك المزارع (بلطي، بوري)
Farm-raised fish · asmak al-mazari‘
Farmed fish (tilapia, mullet) (أسماك المزارع (بلطي، بوري), Farm-raised fish) is forbidden in Nidam al-Tayyibat. Category: proteins.
- Status
- Forbidden
- Zone
- Red zone — never
- Category
- Proteins
- Condition
- None
- Reliability
- High — sources agree
What Nidam al-Tayyibat says
Farmed fish are ruled out by the system, which distinguishes them from wild sea fish because of the feed given in fish farms.
What conventional nutrition says
Farmed fish remains a good source of protein and often of omega-3; the wild/farmed distinction does not change its essential nutritional qualities.
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.
- Allowed
Sea fish (preferably grilled)
السمك (مشوي مفضّل) · Sea fish (grilling preferred)
Preferably grilled; fried without flour
All sea fish are allowed, preferably grilled; if fried, they must be fried without a flour coating.
- Allowed
Crab
الكابوريا · Crab
Crab is allowed, unlike shrimp and squid, without the method stating the criterion behind this difference.
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
Cured and processed meats (sausages, mortadella, pastrami)
اللانشون والسجق والبسطرمة · Processed meats
The system forbids all cured and processed meats, including those made from beef (pastirma, sogo'), because of the additives, nitrites and s…
- 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…
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: altayebaat.com, enseignement public du Dr Al-Awadi, khaledbelal.com, listes publiques recoupées · updated 10/12/2026