Machine-readable companion to the public website. Personal browser passport information is not included. Canonical human page: [Fajri mango — Taste & ripeness \| Mango Rankings](https://mangoranking.com/mango/fajri). Description: A large, elongated Pakistani favourite with generous sweet pulp and a quieter aroma than Anwar Ratol. Search indexing: this Markdown companion is noindex; use the canonical human page when citing this resource. [Mangoes](https://mangoranking.com/explore.md) # Fajri A large, elongated Pakistani favourite with generous sweet pulp and a quieter aroma than Anwar Ratol. A suitable cultivar photograph with verified reuse permission is still being sourced. ## How it tastes Sweet · Mild aroma · Juicy **Texture** juicy **Fibre** Low fibre **Eating styles** Get sticky **Harvest** [See regional calendars](https://mangoranking.com/seasons.md) ## How to enjoy it Fajri, also recorded as Fajri Kalan, brings generous pulp and a milder aroma. A Multan study found it the largest fruit among the eight cultivars examined. Harvest timing varies: exporters list July–August, while Punjab’s research institute records a later August–October window. Open the broad cheeks over a plate and share thick slices. Keep the soft trimmings for a glass of fresh pulp. ## When it is ripe Check for fragrance and yielding shoulders; a large fruit can need more time than its colour suggests. Flavour notes are subjective. Ripeness, handling and growing conditions change the fruit. [Compare this mango](https://mangoranking.com/compare.md?mango=fajri) · [Saved mangoes](https://mangoranking.com/passport.md) Names, history & sources ## Recorded names A shared name does not by itself establish an identical cultivar. Place, language and source matter. **Fajri** Pakistan - [Planning Commission / CABI: Mango Cluster Study (2020), Table 3](https://www.pc.gov.pk/uploads/report/Mango_Cluster_Report.pdf) - [Naz et al.: sensory profiling of Multan mango cultivars (2014)](https://www.pakbs.org/pjbot/PDFs/46%281%29/21.pdf) - [Mango Research Institute, Multan: varieties and harvest windows](https://agripunjab.gov.pk/aari-cvmango) - [SAPNA grower/exporter brochure: cultivar supply windows](https://agro.tdap.gov.pk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Sapna-Companys-brochure-.pdf) - [JMB Group: mango cultivar descriptions](https://jmbgroup.co/mangoes/) **Fajri Kalan** Pakistan Existing catalogue label. It may be an alternate name, translation or market nickname; it is not an assertion of genetic identity. - [Planning Commission / CABI: Mango Cluster Study (2020), Table 3](https://www.pc.gov.pk/uploads/report/Mango_Cluster_Report.pdf) - [Naz et al.: sensory profiling of Multan mango cultivars (2014)](https://www.pakbs.org/pjbot/PDFs/46%281%29/21.pdf) - [Mango Research Institute, Multan: varieties and harvest windows](https://agripunjab.gov.pk/aari-cvmango) - [SAPNA grower/exporter brochure: cultivar supply windows](https://agro.tdap.gov.pk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Sapna-Companys-brochure-.pdf) **Fajri / Fajri Kalan** Names used in the Pakistani study and official cluster report; not merged with Fazli. - [Planning Commission / CABI: Mango Cluster Study (2020), Table 3](https://www.pc.gov.pk/uploads/report/Mango_Cluster_Report.pdf) - [Naz et al.: sensory profiling of Multan mango cultivars (2014)](https://www.pakbs.org/pjbot/PDFs/46%281%29/21.pdf) - [Mango Research Institute, Multan: varieties and harvest windows](https://agripunjab.gov.pk/aari-cvmango) - [SAPNA grower/exporter brochure: cultivar supply windows](https://agro.tdap.gov.pk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Sapna-Companys-brochure-.pdf) - [JMB Group: mango cultivar descriptions](https://jmbgroup.co/mangoes/) **فجری** Urdu · Pakistan Urdu spelling recorded in PHDEC’s list of mango varieties. - [PHDEC: Mango cultivation in Pakistan (Urdu, 2023), p. 1](https://phdec.gov.pk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/mango-Booklet.pdf#page=4) ## Room for a larger mango Documented name: the history of the first tree remains unresolved. Pakistan’s official cluster report records Fajri Kalan among the country’s main mango varieties. A study of eight cultivars around Multan found Fajri the largest fruit in that sample. These sources establish the cultivar’s place in Pakistani orchards; they do not verify a founder or a naming event. Harvest references differ between exporters and the Punjab research calendar. The season shown in the profile allows for that variation. We preserve Fajri Kalan as a recorded name and keep it separate from the Fazli entry in the Bengal research collection. [Read the full story](https://mangoranking.com/stories/fajri.md) - [Planning Commission / CABI: Mango Cluster Study (2020), Table 3](https://www.pc.gov.pk/uploads/report/Mango_Cluster_Report.pdf) - [Naz et al.: sensory profiling of Multan mango cultivars (2014)](https://www.pakbs.org/pjbot/PDFs/46%281%29/21.pdf) - [Mango Research Institute, Multan: varieties and harvest windows](https://agripunjab.gov.pk/aari-cvmango) - [SAPNA grower/exporter brochure: cultivar supply windows](https://agro.tdap.gov.pk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Sapna-Companys-brochure-.pdf) - [JMB Group: mango cultivar descriptions](https://jmbgroup.co/mangoes/) ## Places in this record Country associations alone do not establish botanical origin. - **Pakistan** Catalogue association Associated place in the tasting catalogue; this does not establish botanical origin. - [Planning Commission / CABI: Mango Cluster Study (2020), Table 3](https://www.pc.gov.pk/uploads/report/Mango_Cluster_Report.pdf) - [Naz et al.: sensory profiling of Multan mango cultivars (2014)](https://www.pakbs.org/pjbot/PDFs/46%281%29/21.pdf) - [Mango Research Institute, Multan: varieties and harvest windows](https://agripunjab.gov.pk/aari-cvmango) - [SAPNA grower/exporter brochure: cultivar supply windows](https://agro.tdap.gov.pk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Sapna-Companys-brochure-.pdf) - **Pakistan’s mango-growing regions** A place in the story Setting of “Room for a larger mango”. Read the story for its evidence and qualifications. - [Planning Commission / CABI: Mango Cluster Study (2020), Table 3](https://www.pc.gov.pk/uploads/report/Mango_Cluster_Report.pdf) - [Naz et al.: sensory profiling of Multan mango cultivars (2014)](https://www.pakbs.org/pjbot/PDFs/46%281%29/21.pdf) - [Mango Research Institute, Multan: varieties and harvest windows](https://agripunjab.gov.pk/aari-cvmango) - [SAPNA grower/exporter brochure: cultivar supply windows](https://agro.tdap.gov.pk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Sapna-Companys-brochure-.pdf) - [JMB Group: mango cultivar descriptions](https://jmbgroup.co/mangoes/) [Harvest calendars by growing place](https://mangoranking.com/seasons.md). These regional calendars do not specify this cultivar’s exact season. ## Sources - [Planning Commission / CABI: Mango Cluster Study (2020), Table 3](https://www.pc.gov.pk/uploads/report/Mango_Cluster_Report.pdf) - [Naz et al.: sensory profiling of Multan mango cultivars (2014)](https://www.pakbs.org/pjbot/PDFs/46%281%29/21.pdf) - [Mango Research Institute, Multan: varieties and harvest windows](https://agripunjab.gov.pk/aari-cvmango) - [SAPNA grower/exporter brochure: cultivar supply windows](https://agro.tdap.gov.pk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Sapna-Companys-brochure-.pdf) - [JMB Group: mango cultivar descriptions](https://jmbgroup.co/mangoes/) - [PHDEC: Mango cultivation in Pakistan (Urdu, 2023), p. 1](https://phdec.gov.pk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/mango-Booklet.pdf#page=4) [Back to mangoes](https://mangoranking.com/explore.md)