Excess dates
were 50,000 tonnes, 32% of which were from low quality dates
[6].
This production progress is unfortunately accompanied by
a substantial increase of loss during picking, storage,
commercialization and conditioning process [7,8]. These lost
dates could amount to more than 30,000 tonnes per year in
Tunisia [9]. The lost date commonly named “date by-products”,
are not consumed by humans due to fungus and/or
infestation by insects or simply due to their low quality