Contents dispensing mechanism

A lid assembly for removing contents from a container in which a partial vacuum has been created while maintaining the vacuum in the container, the lid assembly comprising:

• (a) a seat-portion configured for attaching the lid assembly to the container;
• (b) a contents inlet configured in said set-portion, said contents inlet opening into an interior volume of the container;
• (c) a contents outlet configured in said seat-portion, said contents outlet opening to a exterior atmosphere of the container;
• (d) a rotatable dispensing element deployed in said seat-portion;
• and
• (e) a contents receptacle configured in said dispensing element, said dispensing element rotatable such that said contents receptacle is alternately alignable with said contents inlet and said contents outlet;
• wherein said contents inlet and said contents outlet are spaced apart such that as said contents receptacle alternates between said contents inlet and said contents outlet said contents receptacle passes through a region in which fluid communication between said contents receptacle and one of said contents inlet and said contents outlet is fully interrupted before fluid communication is established with another of contents inlet and said contents outlet.