In Tunisia the number of cultivars is evaluatedfor over than 250 [5] and is currently the 10th world producer and
the first exporter of dates in value. During the last five years,
Tunisian production has reached an average of 120.000 tonnes
per year with the dominance of the “Deglet-Nour” variety
constituting about 60% of the total production [2] and 50,000
farmers are employed in this sectors. In 2011, Excess dates
were 50,000 tonnes, 32% of which were from low quality dates
[6].