mint candy vs confect

mint candy and confect both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mint candy	Yes	No	No	No
confect	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

mint candy: a candy that is flavored with a mint oil
confect: a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts

Other hypernyms of mint candy include candy.

mint candy (noun)	confect (noun)
a candy that is flavored with a mint oil	a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts

mint candy (verb)	confect (verb)
	make into a confection
	make or construct