Persimmon, guava, kiwi, mango: what the Tayyibat system says about exotic fruits

Short answer

Five exotic fruits are kept in the official list of the Tayyibat system, and three of them come with a condition. One is set aside (khabith in Arabic, the word Dr Diaa Al-Awadi uses for what he puts on the set-aside side). Straight answers. Persimmon, the most common question: yes, it is kept, but peeled. Guava: yes, without the seeds. Kiwi: yes. Banana: yes. Mango: yes, but as juice only, not as a whole fruit. Avocado: no, it is set aside. Dragon fruit, pineapple and papaya are not on the list of 122 foods. This article does not rule on them in the list's place.

The table, fruit by fruit

Here is every fruit people ask about, with its status on the list and its preparation condition.

The first five are kept, avocado is set aside, and three fruits have no line on the list. The other fruits of the system (dates, figs, grapes, pear, apple and the rest) are gathered in the full food list and in the article on fruit kept and fruit set aside. To read the table: "kept" means the fruit is on the system's list; "set aside" means it sits on the khabith side; "not listed" means the list does not name it, which is not a green light, but not a ruling to set it aside either.

Persimmon and guava: the answers

Persimmon. This is the question asked most often, and the answer is yes: persimmon is kept, provided you eat it without the skin. The persimmon page gives the detail. Guava. It is kept, without the seeds. Taking out the seeds is the only condition set. See the guava page. Both follow the same logic as the pear or the apple, which are kept peeled: the fruit is accepted, but not in just any state. The preparation condition is part of the answer. In both cases the condition concerns what you take off: the skin for persimmon, the seeds for guava.

Kiwi, mango, banana: what changes with the form

Kiwi is kept, fresh. No other condition is given. Mango deserves a careful read of its line. The list does not name it as a whole fruit but as juice: juice only. This means fresh mango juice, taken during the meal; an industrial juice is never the right choice. Someone who reads "mango kept" without the condition misses the main point. It is the same pattern as pomegranate, which appears as strained juice without seeds. Banana is kept. The list sets no preparation condition for it, other than eating it fresh. Its page gathers the details.

Avocado set aside, and the fruits the list does not name

Avocado is set aside, classed khabith, despite its Western reputation as a superfood. It is the most frequent surprise of this group. Dragon fruit, pineapple and papaya are not on the list of 122 foods of the system. We do not guess their status from what they are made of. The list is a list of what is kept: a fruit that is not named there is not presented as kept. For these three fruits the honest answer is therefore: not on the list, no green light from the system. A fruit missing from the list is therefore not a fruit that is "set aside": it is a fruit on which the system has not spoken. If you meet another one, look it up first in the system's full food list. To go further, you can receive the free excerpt of the guide: you leave your email address to get it.

Frequently asked questions

Is persimmon allowed in the Tayyibat system? Yes, persimmon is kept, peeled. Is mango allowed as a whole fruit? The list keeps mango as juice only. The whole fruit is not named there. What about dragon fruit, pineapple or papaya? They are not on the list of 122 foods, so this article does not rule on them in the list's place.