They may be ground to a paste known variously as dika bread or Gabon chocolate. Thousands of tons of dika seeds are traded each year, mostly within Africa. The domestication of dika is in its early stages. The Palace Dika Akwa Mukanda was built in 1990. They can also be made into a cake called "dika bread" for preservation. Dika Newlin was born in Portland, Oregon. Seeds, also called dika nuts, are eaten raw or roasted. He provided the musical score for the scat song "Ina mina dika" in "Aasha" (1957). Until some years ago, 90% of dika products were harvested from scattered, wild trees. His notable students include Roy Harris, Dika Newlin, and Bernard Rogers. Dika grows naturally in canopied jungle, gallery forests and semi-deciduous forests.