National Mango Day 2025: Where was Mango First Cultivated? Interesting Facts About The King of Fruits

National Mango Day 2025: National Mango Day is a bright event honouring the delicious, sweet, and indisputably regal fruit. This day is observed all over India to celebrate the “King of Fruits” in all of its forms, from juicy slices to delightful sweets, sweet beverages, and savoury cuisines.  National Mango Day, celebrated on July 22nd, was established by India’s National Horticulture Board to promote the mango’s rich flavour, immense nutritional value, and deep cultural significance.

Mango’s journey started in one special part of the world, and grew into a global favourite, packed with interesting facts and still celebrated everywhere as the “King of Fruits.” Let us know more about this delicious fruit and some interesting facts you must not know about. 

Mango Fruit Origins

While there has been some debate, and recent studies suggest a more complex origin, historians and botanists generally agree that the region between northeastern India, Bangladesh, and northwestern Myanmar was the primary cradle of mango cultivation. Mangoes (specifically Mangifera indica) appear to have been cultivated in South Asia for at least 4,000 to 5,000 years. Ancient Sanskrit writings dating back to roughly 4000 B.C. frequently mention the “Amra,” emphasising its importance in early Indian culture and religious rituals.

Mango seeds spread from Asia to the Middle East and East Africa around 300-400 A.D., and later to other tropical and subtropical regions with the advent of the spice trade. The Portuguese, who arrived in Calcutta in 1498, played a major part in establishing the mango trade and are even credited with introducing grafting techniques, which resulted in the development of exotic varieties such as the world-renowned Alphonso mango. Spanish explorers carried the fruit to South America and Mexico in the 1600s.

Interesting Facts About Mango

• India is the world's largest producer of mangoes. The South Asian country produces more than 18 million tonnes of fruit, the majority of which is consumed domestically.

• Mangoes are the national fruit of Pakistan, India, and the Philippines. It is also Bangladesh’s national tree.

• The English name mango is most likely derived from the Tamil word mankay or the Keralan word mangga.  When Portuguese traders arrived in Southern India, they adopted the name manga. The word mango originated during the 15th and 16th centuries, when the British traded with South India.

• The oldest living mango tree, believed to be 300 years old, was discovered in East Khandesh, Central India. Surprisingly, the tree is still producing fruit.

• According to Guinness World Records, the heaviest mango ever weighed 3.435 kg and measured 30.48 cm in length, 49.53 cm in circumference, and 17.78 cm in width. In 2009, Sergio and Maria Socorro Bodiongan of the Philippines picked this massive mango from a tree in their front garden.

• A mango is a drupe, or fleshy fruit with a thin skin and a large, pithy core stone called an endocarp, which carries the fruit’s seed. Drupes include olives, dates, and cherries, as well as cashews and pistachios, which are distant cousins of mangos.

• Buddha is said to have meditated and relaxed with his fellow monks in the serene, luscious mango gardens. As a result, the mango tree is considered sacred in the Buddhist faith.

• Mango trees can grow to be 100 feet tall and have a canopy of more than 35 feet.

• Mango leaves are poisonous in cattle feed. Burning their leaves, timber, or garbage is also dangerous.

• There are over 500 mango varieties in the world.

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