component vs ingredient

component and ingredient both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
component	Yes	No	No	No
ingredient	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, ingredient is a hyponym of component; that is, ingredient is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than component:

component: an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system
ingredient: a component of a mixture or compound

As nouns, component and ingredient are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of component include constituent, element, factor.

component (noun)	ingredient (noun)
an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system	a component of a mixture or compound
an abstract part of something	an abstract part of something
something determined in relation to something that includes it	food that is a component of a mixture in cooking