wheat germ vs victuals

wheat germ and victuals both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wheat germ	Yes	No	No	No
victuals	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, victuals is a hypernym of wheat germ; that is, victuals is a word with a broader meaning than wheat germ:

wheat germ: embryo of the wheat kernel; removed before milling and eaten as a source of vitamins
victuals: a source of materials to nourish the body

Other hypernyms of wheat germ include aliment, alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, nutrition, sustenance.

wheat germ (noun)	victuals (noun)
embryo of the wheat kernel; removed before milling and eaten as a source of vitamins	any substance that can be used as food
	a source of materials to nourish the body
	a stock or supply of foods