ingredient vs component

ingredient and component both are nouns.

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

As nouns, component is a hypernym of ingredient; that is, component is a word with a broader meaning than ingredient:

ingredient: a component of a mixture or compound
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

Other hypernyms of ingredient include constituent, element.

As nouns, ingredient and component are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of ingredient include constituent, element, factor.

ingredient (noun)	component (noun)
a component of a mixture or compound	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
an abstract part of something	an abstract part of something
food that is a component of a mixture in cooking	something determined in relation to something that includes it