Hey, just watched the video. Not sure what bug you think you ran into, cause everything was working just fine. You picked up one ingredient while playing, which was the Hāpu'u 'i'i, which means Hawaiian Tree Fern. The salt is considered a material, and is used for crafting a number of consumables at the crafting table. I can understand your logic in considering it an ingredient though. Thank you for playing, you gave me something to think about more.
No, fresh water was never a food ingredient. You hadn't found enough things to craft anything at the bench. There was just one material you needed past that little cave that you barely missed to allow you to craft a sword. I think this all really is just me needing to find a better way to communicate some of this stuff, or maybe drop the materials that seem more like they'd be ingredients. Not sure.