Rice (basmati, white)الأرز
Rice · aruzz
Rice (basmati, white) (الأرز, Rice) is allowed in Nidam al-Tayyibat. Category: grains and starches.
- Status
- Allowed
- Zone
- Green zone — daily staple
- Category
- Grains and starches
- Condition
- None
- Regional names
- Rouz (Morocco)
- Reliability
- High — sources agree
What Nidam al-Tayyibat says
Rice is the system's central starch and one of its five pillars: allowed in all its forms, it replaces bread at almost every meal, cooked without onion or garlic.
What conventional nutrition says
A common starch; brown or basmati rice has a more favorable glycemic index than short-grain white rice.
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
Potato
البطاطس · Potato
Potato is one of the system's five daily pillars: allowed in every form, boiled, fried, baked or mashed, but cooked without onion or garlic.
- Allowed
Frik (freekeh, roasted green wheat)
الفريك · Freekeh
Frik is allowed despite its gluten: whole grain, not milled, not kneaded. It is used to stuff pigeons and quail or cooked in lamb broth.
Other grains and starches
The whole category- Allowed
Bran sandwich bread (whole-wheat toast)
توست بالردة · Bran toast
This is the only exception allowed among bakery products: an industrial sandwich loaf made with wheat bran, which replaces bread at breakfas…
- Allowed
Bulgur
البرغل · Bulgur
The system allows bulgur as cracked whole wheat, just like frik. It is used in stuffings, kibbeh and stuffed quail.
- Allowed
Corn (on the cob)
الذرة · Corn (on the cob)
Corn on the cob, boiled or grilled, is allowed; only its flour and cornbread are ruled out.
- Allowed
Frik (freekeh, roasted green wheat)
الفريك · Freekeh
Frik is allowed despite its gluten: whole grain, not milled, not kneaded. It is used to stuff pigeons and quail or cooked in lamb broth.
- Allowed
Potato
البطاطس · Potato
Potato is one of the system's five daily pillars: allowed in every form, boiled, fried, baked or mashed, but cooked without onion or garlic.
- Allowed
Sweet potato
البطاطا الحلوة · Sweet potato
Sweet potato is allowed by the system.
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, palsawa.com (Sawa), tanja7.com · updated 10/12/2026