Best Kesar Mango Price in Delhi: Find Deals Now

Kesar mango price in Delhi ranges from ₹999 to ₹1,699 per box on AlphonsoMango.in. Sourced from Junagadh, Gujarat (GI Tag No. 185), the fruit is naturally hay-bed ripened and delivered to Delhi. Orders placed before 12 noon IST (Monday to Saturday) are dispatched the same day. Delivery takes 1 to 3 days for most PIN codes and 1 to 2 days to most metros, depending on your PIN code. Fresh mangoes are delivered by Blue Dart to more than 4,700 PIN codes.

Buy Kesar Mango Online – Delhi Prices

Two products are listed for Delhi delivery. The 2027 mango season starts on 1 February 2027, and fresh mangoes are out of stock until then. Pick the one that fits your order.

Both products are independently tested at Envirocare Labs Pvt. Ltd., Thane (NABL accredited, certificate TC-8284). All 28 residues were within Codex maximum residue limits. We never claim pesticide-free — one residue, thiamethoxam, was detected at 0.013 mg/kg against a Codex limit of 0.2 mg/kg.

Kesar vs Alphonso – Which Should You Order?

Feature	Gir Kesar (Gujarat)	Ratnagiri Alphonso (Maharashtra)
GI Tag	GI No. 185, Junagadh & Gir region	GI No. 139, Ratnagiri & Sindhudurg
Season	April – June (peak May)	February – June (peak March – May)
Brix (ripeness)	Sweet; typically lower than Alphonso	18°–24° Brix at full ripeness
Fruit weight	Varies by grade	150–300 g by grade (Small to Jumbo)
Price range (online)	₹999 to ₹1,699	₹1,849 to ₹5,399
Pulp colour	Deep saffron-orange	Rich golden-yellow
Ripening method	Natural hay-bed, no carbide	Natural hay-bed (Aadi), no carbide

If you want the signature richness of Konkan and have a higher per-fruit budget, Alphonso is the call. If you want Gujarat's saffron sweetness at a gentler price per box, Kesar delivers. Both go through the same foam-net sleeve packaging in a 5-ply corrugated box — no fruit touches another in transit.

Delivery to Delhi

Courier is BlueDart, Delhivery, Ekart or XpressBees depending on your pin code. Orders placed before 12 noon IST (Monday to Saturday) are dispatched the same day. Delivery takes 1 to 3 days for most PIN codes and 1 to 2 days to most metros, depending on your PIN code. Fresh mangoes are delivered by Blue Dart to more than 4,700 PIN codes.

Fruit leaves us at 70–80% ripeness, firm enough to survive transit without bruising. By the time it reaches your door in Delhi, it needs roughly two to three more days on your counter at room temperature to ripen fully. Do not refrigerate it before it is ripe — that stalls the process.

If a fruit arrives damaged or fails quality on inspection, photograph or video it and send the evidence on WhatsApp within 24 hours of delivery. We dispatch a fresh replacement or credit your account. No courier return is required.

What the packaging does in transit

Each mango sits in a foam-net sleeve (flat width 50–55 mm) inside a 12-slot partition. The partition carries the transit pressure so the fruit does not. Six air holes top and bottom keep airflow going during natural ripening. The outer box is 5-ply corrugated fibreboard, 130 gsm, with alternate flute orientation and reinforced corners — built for courier handling, not the gentle hands of a kirana delivery.

Where Kesar Mango Comes From

Gir Kesar holds GI Tag No. 185. The growing area covers Junagadh and the Gir region of Gujarat. The name comes from the fruit's pulp colour — kesar means saffron, and the deep orange flesh earns that name honestly.

The orchards sit in the foothills of Girnar, where the soil and temperature pattern produce a flavour profile distinct from anything grown elsewhere. You cannot replicate it by growing the same variety in another state — GI protection exists precisely because place matters here.

We source our Kesar directly from partner farms in that region, the same way Prashant Powle built the Alphonso sourcing network across 48 coastal villages of Ratnagiri and Devgad. The principle is the same: relationships with growers who follow strict cultivation SOPs covering natural sprays and fertilisers from flowering to harvest.

Why Delhi market Kesar varies so much in price

Azadpur Mandi is Asia's largest fruit and vegetable wholesale market, and a lot of Kesar passes through it on its way to Delhi's retail shops and thelas. What you buy there is not always what you think you are buying. Carbide-ripened fruit looks identical to hay-ripened fruit in a pile. Skin colour tells you almost nothing about how the mango was ripened or what Brix it will hit when it opens.

Price in the wholesale channel swings with season yield, rainfall in Gujarat, and how many days the fruit spent in cold storage. That is why "Kesar mango price in Delhi" has no single honest answer for market purchases — the number varies by week, by vendor, and by how the fruit was handled.

Online ordering from a traceable source fixes that variability. You pay a set price, you know the sourcing region, you know the ripening method, and you have a 24-hour claim window if anything goes wrong.

How We Ripen It

Natural hay-bed ripening — called Aadi ripening — is the only method we use. The fruit rests on hay in temperature-controlled rooms at the Mumbai packhouse for 24–48 hours. No ethylene chambers. No calcium carbide. No artificial ripening agents of any kind.

This matters for a reason beyond ethics. Carbide-ripened mangoes colour up before the sugar builds. You get the look without the taste. Hay-ripened Kesar develops colour and Brix together, which is why the pulp actually smells the way it should when you cut it.

Our plantation-level practice uses jeevamrut — a combination of cow dung, cow urine, honey, neem, and other natural inputs — as a cultivation input, not as a marketing claim. Weekly residue testing through the season at Envirocare Labs (NABL, TC-8284) confirms what we say.

Storage After Delivery

Leave Kesar mangoes at room temperature until they ripen. Press the shoulder gently — when it gives slightly, the fruit is ready. That typically happens two to three days after delivery in Delhi's summer temperatures.

Once ripe, move them to the refrigerator. Eat within two days of refrigeration. Do not wash until just before eating — moisture on the skin shortens shelf life.

A ripe Kesar at 100 g provides roughly 30–36 mg of vitamin C. That is about 40–45% of the ICMR-NIN 2020 recommended daily allowance for adult men (80 mg/day) and about 50% for adult women (65 mg/day).

Season and Availability

Kesar mango season runs approximately April to June, with the peak in May. We do not sell fresh Kesar in July–January. If the site shows "out of stock," the season has either not opened or has closed. The 2027 mango season starts on 1 February 2027, and fresh mangoes are out of stock until then.

The Alphonso season opens earlier, from February, with the peak March to May. If you want a premium mango in March or early April and Kesar is not yet in season, Alphonso is your option.

Ratnagiri Alphonso won the Gold Medal at the national One District One Product (ODOP) Awards 2024 — that is a district-level product award, not an award to AlphonsoMango.in specifically, but it reflects the standing of the fruit we source.

How to Order

1. Step 1 – Select grade: Visit the Kesar Mango product page, choose your preferred box size (half dozen, 1 dozen or 2 dozen) and confirm the price between ₹999 and ₹1,699 before adding to cart.
2. Step 2 – Add to cart: Enter your Delhi or NCR pin code at checkout to confirm serviceability across 15,000–17,000 pin codes; the system selects BlueDart, Delhivery, Ekart or XpressBees based on your location.
3. Step 3 – Dispatch: Orders placed before 12 noon IST (Monday to Saturday) are dispatched the same day. Delivery takes 1 to 3 days for most PIN codes and 1 to 2 days to most metros, depending on your PIN code. Fresh mangoes are delivered by Blue Dart to more than 4,700 PIN codes. Once dispatched from our Mumbai packhouse, keep your phone on for courier tracking updates.

Frequently Asked Questions

People Also Ask

Which mango is 2 lakhs per kg?

No commercially sold Indian mango variety reaches ₹2 lakh per kg. That figure likely refers to Miyazaki, a Japanese variety sometimes auctioned at extreme prices in India due to rarity and novelty. Gir Kesar ships to Delhi at ₹999 to ₹1,699 per box. Alphonso from Ratnagiri starts at ₹1,849 per box.

Authority

Powle Home Foods operates AlphonsoMango.in, founded in 2017 by Prashant Powle. The business holds GI Authorised User number AU/5974/GI/139/260 (GI No. 139, Registry Certificate 4163, issued 16 October 2019), FSSAI licence 10020022011783, and APEDA registration 225579. Every fruit we dispatch is hay-bed ripened — no ethylene chambers, no calcium carbide, no exceptions. Prashant was interviewed by The Economic Times in June 2026 on the Alphonso yield crisis (read the article). Since 2020, 47,000+ customers across India and in the US, UK, UAE, Singapore and Japan have ordered from us. Our repeat-customer rate is 46%.

Source: Powle Home Foods (AlphonsoMango.in), GI Authorised User AU/5974/GI/139/260 for Alphonso Mango GI No. 139, covering Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts.

For a deeper look at the difference between Konkan and Gujarat sourcing, read our Alphonso vs Kesar comparison guide. If you want to understand how carbide ripening affects taste, our calcium carbide ripening explainer covers the science plainly.

Planning ahead? Browse the full mango collection. The 2027 mango season starts on 1 February 2027, and fresh mangoes are out of stock until then.