At present, ideological and political education is an essential approach in universities to cultivate students’ ideological and moral development. New food materials and food for special medical purposes contains rich ideological and political elements, making it an effective carrier for ideological and political education. This study explores methods for incorporating ideological and political education into the course through the identification, construction, and implementation of an ideological and political education element database. The goal is to fully integrate it into the teaching process and achieve the expected educational outcomes.