Taro (colocasia, qolqas)القلقاس
Taro (qolqas) · qulqas
Taro (colocasia, qolqas) (القلقاس, Taro (qolqas)) is allowed in Nidam al-Tayyibat (cooked). Category: vegetables.
Cooked
- Status
- Allowed
- Zone
- Green zone — daily staple
- Category
- Vegetables
- Condition
- Cooked
- Reliability
- High — sources agree
What Nidam al-Tayyibat says
Taro is allowed cooked, in soup or stewed.
What conventional nutrition says
A starchy tuber rich in fiber; to be eaten cooked, never raw.
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 vegetables
The whole category- Allowed
Ginger
الزنجبيل · Ginger
Ginger is allowed in cooking and in hot drinks.
- Allowed
Mushrooms
المشروم · Mushrooms
Cooked
Mushrooms are allowed cooked.
- Allowed
Squash / pumpkin
القرع · Pumpkin
Cooked
Squash is allowed cooked: soups, cream soups, stews.
- Allowed
Zucchini (courgette)
الكوسة · Zucchini
cooked (boiled, stuffed with rice, in tomato sauce); never raw
Zucchini is the vegetable most often cited as tolerated in the system, always cooked: boiled in broth, stuffed with white rice or in tomato …
- 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.
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: enseignement public du Dr Al-Awadi, listes publiques recoupées · updated 10/12/2026