Yogurtالزبادي
Yogurt · zabadi
Yogurt (الزبادي, Yogurt) is forbidden in Nidam al-Tayyibat. Category: dairy and cheese.
- Status
- Forbidden
- Zone
- Red zone — never
- Category
- Dairy and cheese
- Condition
- None
- Regional names
- Danone / raïbi (Morocco)
- Reliability
- High — sources agree
What Nidam al-Tayyibat says
Yogurt is excluded by the system for the same reasons as fresh milk.
What conventional nutrition says
Plain yogurt is, on the contrary, recommended for its protein, calcium and live cultures; excluding it has no conventional justification.
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
Qechta (thick clotted cream)
القشطة · Qishta (clotted cream)
Qechta is the system's reference cream for cold uses and desserts; it is allowed without restriction.
- Allowed
Cheddar
جبنة الشيدر · Cheddar
Cheddar is one of the aged cheeses the method encourages, preferring long-aged versions. It is the system's typical breakfast cheese.
Other dairy and cheese
The whole category- Forbidden
Cow's milk
حليب البقر · Cow’s milk
Fresh milk and all liquid dairy products are excluded by the system, which bases this position on its reading of casein.
- Forbidden
Fresh cheese spreads (Kiri, cream cheese)
جبنة الكيري والكريمي · Kiri & cream cheese
Creamy fresh cheeses are excluded by the method because of their high proportion of fresh milk.
- Forbidden
Fromage blanc / drained fresh cheese (cottage cheese)
الجبنة القريش · Qareesh / cottage cheese
Fresh fromage blanc, though low in fat, is excluded by the method, which classes it with unaged white cheeses.
- Forbidden
Goat's milk
حليب الماعز · Goat milk
The system does not distinguish goat's milk from cow's milk: all fresh milk is forbidden. Goat meat, on the other hand, is allowed.
- Forbidden
Lben / fermented milk (buttermilk)
اللبن الرائب · Buttermilk / laban rayeb
Fermented milk is excluded by the system just like all liquid fresh dairy products.
- Forbidden
Petit-suisse, faisselle, cottage cheese
الجبن القريش · Cottage cheese / fresh curd
Drained fresh cheese (qarish in Egypt, faisselle or petit-suisse in France) is forbidden like all unaged cheeses. The system recognizes no a…
The complete palette, explained in the Tayyibat guide
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Classification sources: altayebaat.com, enseignement public du Dr Al-Awadi, khaledbelal.com, listes publiques recoupées, tanja7.com · updated 10/12/2026