carob vs food product

carob and food product both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
carob	Yes	No	No	No
food product	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, food product is a hypernym of carob; that is, food product is a word with a broader meaning than carob:

carob: powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree; used as a chocolate substitute
food product: a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food

Other hypernyms of carob include foodstuff.

carob (noun)	food product (noun)
powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree; used as a chocolate substitute	a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food
evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob
long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute