jelly bean vs candy

jelly bean and candy both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
jelly bean	Yes	No	No	No
candy	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

jelly bean: sugar-glazed jellied candy
candy: a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts

Other hypernyms of jelly bean include confect.

jelly bean (noun)	candy (noun)
sugar-glazed jellied candy	a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts

jelly bean (verb)	candy (verb)
	coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze