chocolate candy vs chocolate

chocolate candy and chocolate both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chocolate candy	Yes	No	No	No
chocolate	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, chocolate is a hypernym of chocolate candy; that is, chocolate is a word with a broader meaning than chocolate candy:

chocolate candy (noun)	chocolate (noun)
candy made with chocolate	a medium brown to dark-brown color
	a food made from roasted ground cacao beans
	a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot