diff --git a/cypress/e2e/datasets/datasets-metadata.cy.js b/cypress/e2e/datasets/datasets-metadata.cy.js
index d74f41e99..7b7356a3c 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/datasets/datasets-metadata.cy.js
+++ b/cypress/e2e/datasets/datasets-metadata.cy.js
@@ -769,6 +769,224 @@ describe("Datasets", () => {
         cy.contains(`unitSI: "${metadata.unitSI}"`).should("exist");
       });
     });
+
+    it("should be able to add a metadata entry with type 'number'", () => {
+      const newMetadataName = "Cypress dataset number metadata";
+      const metadata = {
+        value: "2010",
+        name: "number_metadata",
+        human_name: "Number test",
+        type: "number",
+      };
+      cy.createDataset({
+        type: "raw",
+        dataFileSize: "small",
+        datasetName: newMetadataName,
+      });
+
+      cy.visit("/datasets");
+
+      cy.get(".dataset-table mat-table mat-header-row").should("exist");
+
+      cy.finishedLoading();
+
+      cy.get('[data-cy="text-search"]').clear().type(newMetadataName);
+      cy.get('[data-cy="search-button"]').click();
+
+      cy.isLoading();
+
+      cy.get("mat-row").contains(newMetadataName).first().click();
+
+      cy.wait("@fetch");
+
+      cy.finishedLoading();
+
+      cy.scrollTo("bottom");
+
+      cy.get('[role="tab"]').contains("Edit").click();
+
+      cy.get('[data-cy="add-new-row"]').click();
+
+      cy.get("mat-select[data-cy=field-type-input]").last().click();
+      cy.get("mat-option")
+        .contains(metadata.type)
+        .then((option) => {
+          option[0].click();
+        });
+      
+      cy.get("[data-cy=metadata-name-input]")
+        .last()
+        .focus()
+        .type(`${metadata.name}{enter}`);
+
+      cy.get("[data-cy=metadata-human-name-input]")
+        .last()
+        .focus()
+        .type(`${metadata.human_name}{enter}`);
+
+      cy.get("[data-cy=metadata-value-input]")
+        .last()
+        .focus()
+        .type(`${metadata.value}{enter}`);
+
+      cy.get("button[data-cy=save-changes-button]").click();
+
+      cy.finishedLoading();
+
+      cy.contains("[role='tab']", "View").click();
+
+      cy.contains("dynamic-mat-table mat-row", metadata.human_name);
+      cy.contains("dynamic-mat-table mat-row", metadata.value);
+    });
+
+    it("should be able to add a metadata entry with type 'quantity'", () => {
+      const newMetadataName = "Cypress dataset quantity metadata";
+      const metadata = {
+        value: "2010",
+        name: "quantity_metadata",
+        human_name: "Quantity test",
+        type: "quantity",
+        unit: "cm",
+        valueSI: "20.1",
+        unitSI: "m",
+      };
+      cy.createDataset({
+        type: "raw",
+        dataFileSize: "small",
+        datasetName: newMetadataName,
+      });
+
+      cy.visit("/datasets");
+
+      cy.get(".dataset-table mat-table mat-header-row").should("exist");
+
+      cy.finishedLoading();
+
+      cy.get('[data-cy="text-search"]').clear().type(newMetadataName);
+      cy.get('[data-cy="search-button"]').click();
+
+      cy.isLoading();
+
+      cy.get("mat-row").contains(newMetadataName).first().click();
+
+      cy.wait("@fetch");
+
+      cy.finishedLoading();
+
+      cy.scrollTo("bottom");
+
+      cy.get('[role="tab"]').contains("Edit").click();
+
+      cy.get('[data-cy="add-new-row"]').click();
+
+      cy.get("mat-select[data-cy=field-type-input]").last().click();
+
+      cy.get("mat-option")
+        .contains(metadata.type)
+        .then((option) => {
+          option[0].click();
+        });
+      
+      cy.get("[data-cy=metadata-name-input]")
+        .last()
+        .focus()
+        .type(`${metadata.name}{enter}`);
+
+      cy.get("[data-cy=metadata-human-name-input]")
+        .last()
+        .focus()
+        .type(`${metadata.human_name}{enter}`);
+      
+      cy.get("[data-cy=metadata-value-input]")
+        .last()
+        .focus()
+        .type(`${metadata.value}{enter}`);
+      
+      cy.get("[data-cy=metadata-unit-input]")
+        .last()
+        .focus()
+        .type(`${metadata.unit}{enter}`);
+      
+      cy.get("button[data-cy=save-changes-button]").click();
+
+      cy.finishedLoading();
+
+      cy.contains("[role='tab']", "View").click();
+
+      cy.contains("dynamic-mat-table mat-row", metadata.human_name);
+      cy.contains("dynamic-mat-table mat-row", metadata.value);
+      cy.contains("dynamic-mat-table mat-row", metadata.unit);
+    });
+
+    it("should be able to add a metadata entry with type 'string'", () => {
+      const newMetadataName = "Cypress dataset string metadata";
+      const metadata = {
+        value: "2010",
+        name: "string_metadata",
+        human_name: "String test",
+        type: "string",
+      };
+      cy.createDataset({
+        type: "raw",
+        dataFileSize: "small",
+        datasetName: newMetadataName,
+      });
+
+      cy.visit("/datasets");
+
+      cy.get(".dataset-table mat-table mat-header-row").should("exist");
+
+      cy.finishedLoading();
+
+      cy.get('[data-cy="text-search"]').clear().type(newMetadataName);
+      cy.get('[data-cy="search-button"]').click();
+
+      cy.isLoading();
+
+      cy.get("mat-row").contains(newMetadataName).first().click();
+
+      cy.wait("@fetch");
+
+      cy.finishedLoading();
+
+      cy.scrollTo("bottom");
+
+      cy.get('[role="tab"]').contains("Edit").click();
+
+      cy.get('[data-cy="add-new-row"]').click();
+
+      cy.get("mat-select[data-cy=field-type-input]").last().click();
+
+      cy.get("mat-option")
+        .contains(metadata.type)
+        .then((option) => {
+          option[0].click();
+        });
+
+      cy.get("[data-cy=metadata-name-input]")
+        .last()
+        .focus()
+        .type(`${metadata.name}{enter}`);
+
+      cy.get("[data-cy=metadata-human-name-input]")
+        .last()
+        .focus()
+        .type(`${metadata.human_name}{enter}`);
+      
+      cy.get("[data-cy=metadata-value-input]")
+        .last()
+        .focus()
+        .type(`${metadata.value}{enter}`);
+      
+      cy.get("button[data-cy=save-changes-button]").click();
+
+      cy.finishedLoading();
+
+      cy.contains("[role='tab']", "View").click();
+
+      cy.contains("dynamic-mat-table mat-row", metadata.human_name);
+      cy.contains("dynamic-mat-table mat-row", metadata.value);
+    });
   });
 
   describe("Remove metadata item", () => {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/modules/scientific-metadata/metadata-view/metadata-view.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/modules/scientific-metadata/metadata-view/metadata-view.component.spec.ts
index 34d9eed8d..9ede369ed 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/modules/scientific-metadata/metadata-view/metadata-view.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/modules/scientific-metadata/metadata-view/metadata-view.component.spec.ts
@@ -98,66 +98,4 @@ describe("MetadataViewComponent", () => {
       expect(metadataArray[0]["unit"]).toEqual("");
     });
   });
-
-  describe("#isDate()", () => {
-    it("should return false if scientificMetadata item is a quantity", () => {
-      const metadata = {
-        name: "wavelength",
-        value: 1024,
-        unit: "nanometers",
-      };
-
-      const isDate = component.isDate(metadata);
-
-      expect(isDate).toEqual(false);
-    });
-
-    it("should return false if scientificMetadata value is a number", () => {
-      const metadata = {
-        name: "test",
-        value: 1024,
-        unit: "",
-      };
-
-      const isDate = component.isDate(metadata);
-
-      expect(isDate).toEqual(false);
-    });
-
-    it("should return false if scientificMetadata value is a string", () => {
-      const metadata = {
-        name: "test",
-        value: "test value",
-        unit: "",
-      };
-
-      const isDate = component.isDate(metadata);
-
-      expect(isDate).toEqual(false);
-    });
-
-    it("should return false if scientificMetadata value is a string of numbers", () => {
-      const metadata = {
-        name: "test",
-        value: "123",
-        unit: "",
-      };
-
-      const isDate = component.isDate(metadata);
-
-      expect(isDate).toEqual(false);
-    });
-
-    it("should return true if scientificMetadata item is a date string", () => {
-      const metadata = {
-        name: "today",
-        value: new Date().toISOString(),
-        unit: "",
-      };
-
-      const isDate = component.isDate(metadata);
-
-      expect(isDate).toEqual(true);
-    });
-  });
 });
diff --git a/src/app/shared/modules/scientific-metadata/metadata-view/metadata-view.component.ts b/src/app/shared/modules/scientific-metadata/metadata-view/metadata-view.component.ts
index ffdcef447..1c00866a6 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/modules/scientific-metadata/metadata-view/metadata-view.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/modules/scientific-metadata/metadata-view/metadata-view.component.ts
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ export class MetadataViewComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges {
             name: "value",
             header: "Value",
             customRender: (column, row) => {
-              if (row.type === "date" || this.isDate(row)) {
+              if (row.type === "date") {
                 return this.datePipe.transform(row[column.name]);
               }
 
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ export class MetadataViewComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges {
               return row[column.name];
             },
             toExport: (column, row) => {
-              if (row.type === "date" || this.isDate(row)) {
+              if (row.type === "date") {
                 return this.datePipe.transform(row[column.name]);
               }
 
@@ -238,24 +238,6 @@ export class MetadataViewComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges {
     return metadataArray;
   }
 
-  isDate(scientificMetadata: ScientificMetadataTableData): boolean {
-    // NOTE: If the type is date, we expect the value to be in ISO format.
-    if (scientificMetadata.type === "date") {
-      return true;
-    }
-
-    const isValidDate =
-      typeof scientificMetadata.value !== "number" &&
-      new Date(scientificMetadata.value).toString() !== "Invalid Date" &&
-      DateTime.fromISO(scientificMetadata.value).isValid;
-
-    if (isValidDate) {
-      return true;
-    }
-
-    return false;
-  }
-
   ngOnInit() {
     if (this.metadata) {
       this.tableData = this.createMetadataArray(this.metadata);