vanilla bean vs flavoring

vanilla bean and flavoring both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
vanilla bean	Yes	No	No	No
flavoring	Yes	No	No	No

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

Other hypernyms of vanilla bean include flavorer, flavourer, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning.

vanilla bean (noun)	flavoring (noun)
long bean-like fruit; seeds are used as flavoring	something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts