Himsagar

{{Use Indian English|date=March 2025}}

{{Short description|Edible fruit cultivar}}

{{Infobox cultivar

| name = Mangifera 'Himsagar'

| image = Mango Himsagar Asit ftg.jpg

| image_caption = 'Himsagar' mangoes on display at the 15th Annual International Mango Festival in Florida, United States in 2007

| genus = Mangifera

| species = Mangifera indica

| cultivar = 'Himsagar'

| origin = Bengal

}}

File:A 'Himsagar' mango.jpg

File:'Himsagar' mango stone (seed).jpg

File:'Himsagar' mango (sliced).jpg

The Himsagar ({{langx|bn|হিমসাগর|Himsāgar}}) mango is a mango cultivar, originating in the modern-day Bangladesh{{cite news|date=10 June 2012|title=Mango tango|work=The Telegraph|location=Kolkata|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120610/jsp/calcutta/story_15592070.jsp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120617173542/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120610/jsp/calcutta/story_15592070.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 17, 2012|access-date=14 July 2013}} and state of West Bengal in India.{{Cite conference|last=Kochhar|first=Sudhir|date=14 June 2011|title=Analysis of Opportunities and Challenges in Intellectual Property Rights and Agriculture in the Indian Context|conference=Global Challenges Report: Food Security and Intellectual Property|location=Geneva|publisher=WIPO|pages=72}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.banglanews24.com/kolkata/news/bd/646582.details|script-title=bn:অধিক রাসায়নিক নষ্ট করছে পশ্চিমবঙ্গের আমের স্বাদ |trans-title=Excessive use of chemicals is destroying the flavour of West Bengal's mangoes |work=banglanews24.com |date=7 April 2018 |language=bn |access-date=2019-04-29}} A very popular variety in India and Bangladesh,{{Cite web|url=https://food.ndtv.com/food-drinks/10-popular-varieties-of-mangoes-in-india-how-to-identify-them-1409043|title=10 Popular Varieties of Mangoes in India & How to Identify Them|website=NDTV Food|access-date=2019-04-29}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.in/2017/06/06/summer-mango-mania-the-most-loved-mangoes-across-the-length-and_a_22129841/|title=These Are The Most-Loved Mangoes Across The Length And Breadth Of India|date=2017-06-07|website=HuffPost India|language=en|access-date=2019-04-29}} the inside of Himsagar is yellow to orange in colour and does not have any fibre.{{Cite web|url=http://www.saharasamay.com/regional-news/national-capital-region-news/676531660/exhibition-of-mangoes-from-bengal-at-dilli-haat-in-delhi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035236/http://www.saharasamay.com/regional-news/national-capital-region-news/676531660/exhibition-of-mangoes-from-bengal-at-dilli-haat-in-delhi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-03-04|title=Cottony soft to luscious and juicy - Bengal mangoes in Delhi|date=2016-03-04|access-date=2019-04-29}} The fruit is medium-sized and weighs between 250 and 350 grams, out of which the pulp content is around 77%. It has a good keeping quality.{{cite web|url=http://www.fruitipedia.com/Mango.htm|title=Mango|last=Parmar|first=Chiranjit|work=Fruitpedia.com|access-date=14 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130719102357/http://www.fruitipedia.com/Mango.htm|archive-date=19 July 2013|url-status=dead}} It is also known as Khirsapati.

Himsagar ripens in May and it is available in the market from the second week of May to the end of June. It is also known as Kishan Bhog in Bihar. It is mainly grown in the Chapai Nawabganj district of Bangladesh and the Malda, Murshidabad, Nadia, Hooghly districts of West Bengal, India. This cultivar is registered under the protected Geographical Indication index with G.I. Registration No. 112.{{cite web|url=http://rcwb.in/rcwb/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/HIMSAGAR-MANGO-MALDA.pdf|title=Himsagar Mango Malda|work=Office of the Resident Commissioner, Government of West Bengal|access-date=14 July 2013}}