Description
About Kesar Mango
Also known as
Safedi , Kesar is commonly also called the Queen of Mangoes.
Origin
(Western India) This is a famous variety of Saurashtra region of Gujarat. Grown in and around Ahmedabad, Gujarat, these are used primarily to make aamras in Gujarat.
Season
June to Early July.
Shape
Kesar is a small to medium fruit with a roundish shape and a distinct curved tip.
Taste & Texture
A deep yellow-orange flesh, smooth and fragrant with intense sweetness.
Other Characteristics
- Skin is edible.
- Mostly used to make preservatives.
- Fruits are medium sized.
- Flesh is sweet and fibreless.
- It has excellent sugar-acid blend.
- Fruits ripen to attractive apricot-yellow colour with a red blush.
- It has good processing quality.
- Its smell is its most distinguishing feature.
- The colour of the pulp resembling saffron, the spice it is named after.
- The skin is greener than most other mangoes.
Weight
These mangoes are medium sized, weighing on an average 225-250 grams.
