When using the "/loot insert" command, even when only one type of item is included in the loot table, if you insert the loot into a pot, you get the error message "Target position Pos(-18,1,-45) is not a container", even though it is a container. I tested this on a furnace, which also only has one inventory slot, and it works just fine. In conclusion, for some reason, pots are not considered containers when using the "/loot insert" command.
They probably work similarly to composters, which have special coding to interact with hoppers and droppers so that they can be filled from the top only. Pots share the behavior reported in MCPE-141615 as well.