intermixture vs ingredient

intermixture and ingredient both are nouns.

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

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

intermixture: an additional ingredient that is added by mixing with the base
ingredient: a component of a mixture or compound

intermixture (noun)	ingredient (noun)
the act of mixing together	a component of a mixture or compound
an additional ingredient that is added by mixing with the base	an abstract part of something
any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients	food that is a component of a mixture in cooking