White sugarالسكر الأبيض
White sugar · sukkar
White sugar (السكر الأبيض, White sugar) is allowed in Nidam al-Tayyibat (5 to 15 tablespoons a day according to the system). Category: sweets.
5 to 15 tablespoons a day according to the system
- Status
- Allowed
- Zone
- Green zone — daily staple
- Category
- Sweets
- Condition
- 5 to 15 tablespoons a day according to the system
- Reliability
- High — sources agree
What Nidam al-Tayyibat says
Sugar is one of the system's five daily pillars, along with rice, potato, dates and butter: the method recommends 5 to 15 tablespoons of it a day. This is its most contested point.
Sources differ: Quantité quotidienne : les sources citent des chiffres variables (10 à 15 c. à s.).
What conventional nutrition says
This amount flatly contradicts official guidelines, which cap free sugars at about 25 to 50 g a day; it poses a real risk in cases of diabetes or insulin resistance.
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.
Other sweets
The whole category- Allowed
Blackstrap cane molasses
العسل الأسود · Blackstrap molasses
pure cane molasses; often mixed with tahini
Blackstrap molasses (‘asal iswid), a by-product of cane sugar, is allowed by the system as a natural sugar; it is traditionally mixed with t…
- Allowed
Chocolate
الشوكولاتة · Chocolate
Chocolate is allowed, dark, milk or white, despite the system's strict position on liquid milk, presumably by the same logic that allows pro…
- Allowed
Chocolate-hazelnut spread
النوتيلا · Chocolate-hazelnut spread
Chocolate-hazelnut spread is allowed by the system, which has even cited it as an example of an acceptable sweet.
- Allowed
Date molasses (date syrup)
دبس التمر · Date molasses
Date molasses is allowed as a natural sweetener, classically paired with tahini at breakfast.
- Allowed
Gummy candies / jelly
الجيلو / الغومي · Jelly / gummies
Gummy candies are allowed by the method.
- Allowed
Homemade caramel and butter-and-sugar desserts
الكراميل البيتي (سكر وزبدة) · Homemade butter caramel
made only with white sugar and natural butter, without milk or cream
The system's “typical” dessert combines two Fundamentals: caramelized white sugar and natural butter, sometimes over white rice or dates. Th…
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