Date palm fruits have special considerations in people's social life in North Africa and the Middle East regions (Zaitoon et al., 2016). Date palm fruits have high nutritional values: they are considered to be a rich source of sugar, fiber, minerals, and considerable amounts of vitamin A, B-complex, and C (Al-Farsi & Lee, 2008; Al-Khayri et al., 2015). They also have remedial effects, due to their phytochemical contents; involving carotenoids, polyphenols, tannins, and sterols, which are known for their antioxidant activity, cholesterol-lowering properties, and chemoprevention of cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases (Barnett et al., 2000; Johnson et al., 2015). Egypt is the first in the production of date fruit with 1,562,171 metric tons in 2018, accounting for 18.3% of the global production (FAOSTAT, 2020). Medjool dates are obtained at the tamr stage (the third stage of date fruits ripening, where the fruits are hard or semi-hard with dark colors (Johnson, 2011)). Medjool date is becoming an interesting variety to the Egyptians. It is grown in southwest Egypt. It is economically promising.
